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ethan giorgio farro. 19. hogwarts graduate. currently employed at the british ministry of magic in the department of magical games and sports. british and irish quidditch league headquarters division. muggle music enthusiast.

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all I want for christmas « december 20, 1979 »

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Astoria wagged her finger at him as if she was threatening him to test her once more but as soon as his facade disappeared, so did hers. She grabbed her mug once more and took another sip as the lights turned off. Her eyes grew wide and for once, she smiled a rather big grin. “We didn’t do a bad job, Farro.”

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The teasing between them only made Ethan's heart race faster and he found himself stood there just admiring her for a moment when he walked back in the room to pick up his drink and judge their christmas decorating beside her. "It ain't half bad, is it?" He smiled adoringly down at her, and tilting his glass every so slightly in her direction to clink it against hers. "Merry Christmas, Astoria."

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all I want for christmas « december 20, 1979 »

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Grasping his hand, Astoria carefully stepped off the stool and let out a small breath when she was back safe on the ground. She wrinkled her nose at his teasing and playfully nudged him with her shoulder. “Just shut off the lights, Farro,” she said as she picked up her mug. “Let’s see how well we did.”

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Jokingly, Ethan rubbed the area where she nudged him with her shoulder as if it actually pained him deeply, and pouted horrifically too. He couldn't hold up the facade for long, though, and his expression was soon broke by another laugh. "Ready?" He called back to Astoria, as he stepped out the room, hand ready to flick the switch that was situated in the hall way. 

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all I want for christmas « december 20, 1979 »

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"Oh hush," Tori laughed and bopped him playfully on the nose before she reached up and placed the topper where it was supposed to go. She nodded at his instruction and held out her hand for him to take. "Help me down, it’s high up here." As much as they liked to joke about her height, she wasn’t a big fan of being up very high.

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Ethan smiled approvingly of the stars position on the tree. It topped it all off so well, and all in all, he thought all the decorations looked better this year than they had previous years, all probably due to the fact that he had Astoria help him decorate, but he wouldn't admit that. He took hold of her hand and took a small step back as he awaited for her to step down from the step stool. "It is a little scary up here for someone who isn't quite so used to such heights," he smirked in a silly manner.

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all I want for christmas « december 20, 1979 »

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Astoria nodded and reached forward to grab her mug of cider to take a sip before he had returned. She laughed softly when he came back with a stool in hand. “Thank you,” she murmured with her own amusement. She took topper back and used his shoulder as a balance as she stood up on the stepstool. “There, much better, I’m actually your height for once,” she teased.

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Ethan took hold of his glass of mulled wine from the side table and sipped quietly on his warming winter drink as he watched Astoria add the star to the top of the tree. "For once," he emphasised with a cheeky grin. "But I'm not used to this. It doesn't feel right. Tallness doesn't sit right with you, Astoria," he joked. There was only one thing left to do, and that was to switch on all the lights they had hung up in and around his flat. That was the final touch to making it feel christmassy. "Come on, we just need to switch on the all these lights, and I think, we're done. Unless we find other decorations we may have missed."

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all I want for christmas « december 20, 1979 »

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At his words, Astoria beamed as she looked back at the tree. She had to admit, for her first time decorating a tree herself, it was rather fun. She picked up her glass of cider and looked back at her friend to raise her brows in surprise. “That’s gorgeous,” she murmured as she reached for the star topper. “Me? Really?” she smiled softly at him before she tucked her hair behind her ear. “Do you have a step stool?”

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Ethan couldn't help but chuckle a little. Astoria was a fair bit shorter than him, but he had to let his guest of honour put the the final decoration on the tree. "I'll fetch you one now," he smiled as he clambered up from the floor and setting off to grab the step stool from one of his storage cupboards in his flat. "Here we go," he said as he re-entered the living room, placing the step stool just in front of the tree. "All yours."

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all I want for christmas « december 20, 1979 »

      The flat smelled of warm apple cider and of the burning log in the fireplace. Astoria leaned up on her toes as she placed another ornament upon the tree that Ethan had gotten. “Does this look alright?” She stepped back and tilted her head to the side as she looked up at the tree. 

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You couldn't wipe the smile of Ethan's face. Christmas was his favourite time of year, and he couldn't be happier to be spending it with someone he considered to be so special to him. When he heard her voice, he looked up from the box filled with many decorations and grinned. "It looks wonderful," he said softly. "Now, for the final part..." Ethan brought his hand around from his back and held out the star that was to go on top of the tree. "Would you like to do the honours Miss Reece?"

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every time you look at me → [ oct. 17, 1979 ]

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The hug was something that she wanted to last forever. Over the past few months, being able to hug him— be near him for that matter— had been one of the things that she had missed most. She had missed the way it felt to be pulled close to him, the way his arms wrapped around her, the way his aftershave took over all her senses. Her memories didn’t seem to do him justice and were nothing compared to the real thing. She didn’t want to let go but she knew that she was lingering longer than a friend should have and when he pulled away, she made herself step back from him and simply just smiled up at him. She told herself to enjoy the moments that she had and not to be overly greedy. Being his friend was more than enough, and that was just that.

Her smile grew at his compliment and the way he had said it only made her stomach do it’s silly little flip. Her fingers combed through her dark curls as she settled back down in her seat. “Well, thank you. You look good yourself. You always do though,” she replied as she rested her chin in the palm of her hand and propping the elbow against the table between them. “I’ve been well, thanks,” she added with a nod. “Avoiding unpacking as per usual but I like to think its because I really should start looking for a flat of my own and there’s no point in me unpacking when I’m only going to pack it all up again.” 

Stop rambling, she told herself as she cleared her throat. “How about you? How’s the world of professional quidditch going?”

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Ethan was quite sure that you shouldn't feel this way about your best friend returning home after being on their travels for a few months. He was positive you shouldn't have butterflies in your stomach at their mere presence, and those butterflies should not intensify each time she spoke. Ethan tried and tried again to push those thoughts and feelings aside, but he simply failed each time. "I don't know about that. I look as though I've just crawled out of bed, which, in all fairness, I have. Hence why I was a little late. I'm sorry about that. I guess I shouldn't stay up late teaching my younger brother magic," he said with a light chuckle as he rested his hands on the table, his fingers entwining with one another. "Unpacking is the worst. If you're anything like me, you'll put it off for as long as possible." Ethan was never much of a procrastinator, but he was almost a professional when it came to packing and unpacking. "Where abouts are you hoping to move to? Do you want to stay here in London?" Ethan would help Astoria out and offer her a room in his flat in Reading, if he had one, though that would seem very forward of him to say.

"I'm doing great, thank you," he replied with a nod. "It's a little chaotic but going okay. They're sending some of us out after christmas to various wizarding schools to scout new Quidditch players for the teams ready for the next season. We're also predicting that the Catapults may actually be in with a chance of getting into the finals this year, too. Hamish has also finally found someone to replace Theon's position in the division the other month." Talking about Theon once again pulled on a heartstring or two, but Ethan did his best to not let that bother him. It still saddened him to speak about Theon, more than a whole year later, but not talking about him wouldn't help him get over his death. "It's just nice to finally have a day off in what seems forever."

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every time you look at me → [ oct. 17, 1979 ]

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After ordering herself a drink to hold herself over while she waited, Astoria leaned back in her seat and tried to will herself to relax. It had been awhile since she had last seen Ethan and she couldn’t deny that she had nervous butterflies in her stomach. She knew that she was being foolish worrying over whether if things were going to be the same between them or if they were just going to be awkward. They had been apart for so long and while they were still friends, time apart could do a lot to a relationship. Things around them were changing— the world wasn’t the same place as it was when they first met. Ethan wasn’t the new student she met back in her sixth year. And she, she wasn’t that sixth year anymore. A lot has changed and they both lost more than they should have. She just hoped that she wouldn’t have to put Ethan on the list of things that have left her life.

At the sound of a voice joining her, Astoria found herself looking up at a familiar face. Joy broke out on her features before she could stop them and she merely laughed at his comment. Composing herself once more, Tori shrugged and waved to the open seat in front of her. “No, it’s not taken,” she remarked before she stood to her feet and embraced him in a tight hug. She wasn’t normally one for open affection but she had missed him. More than he probably will ever realize. 

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Even Ethan was surprised by the welcome hug that he received from Astoria upon his arrival to the table she was seated at, as he knew well from their Hogwarts year together that she wasn't normally one for the affectionate actions, at least in public, anyway. He wrapped his arms around her same small frame, his hands fitting comfortably on her waist and he pulled her into his chest. Ethan became slightly lost in the moment of their meet, and held onto her for just a couple more minutes until realisation hit him that she most likely wanted to let go. As he pulled out and away from the hug, his smile grew to the widest it had in months and he pushed his hair back out of his eyes.

"Merlin, you look..." Ethan became speechless for a moment as he moved around the table to sit down opposite her. There were no words to describe how beautiful he thought she looked right now. She hadn't changed all that much in the few months she had been away, but perhaps with the time they had spent apart, it made him forget just how stunning every aspect of her persona was. "Amazing," he breathed out finally, his grin growing evermore. "How have you been keeping?" he asked as the first of many questions to come as he shrugged off his jacket.

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every time you look at me → [ oct. 17, 1979 ]

Diagon Alley seemed rather sparse for that October afternoon as Astoria made her way through the town streets. With the news each day growing darker and darker, she guessed that not many people had much reason to be out and about. No one really felt safe anywhere, not even in their own homes where most of the attacks lately had been happening. She forced herself to stop thinking about that, that day wasn’t about the bad or the danger that surrounded the wizarding world, it was about seeing Ethan again after being apart for so long. She had greatly missed her best friend and just wanted to see his face again. His letters and daily updates were nice but they were nothing compared to the real thing.

Her feet carried her at a faster pace as she neared the leaky cauldron, her heels clicking loudly against the cobble street behind her, and she quickly forced herself inside. It seemed, after a look around, that she was the first of the pair to arrive and she shook her head a bit out of amusement. She pulled her gloves from her fingers and carefully unclasped her cloak. She set it over her chair and took a seat.

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It had been months since Ethan had last stepped into the streets of Diagon Alley. In fact, he believed the last time that he had been in this place, it had been destroyed. Windows were blown out of each and every shop, there were small flames in each shop, clouds of thick smoke and dust filling the street and wounded and even dead witches and wizards lining the pavements of the cobbled and broken street. The tragic events of that day still haunt him some nights, and being alone in his flat in Reading doesn't help as there's no one there to comfort him, and reassure him that everything's okay.

But today was going to be a day of happiness, and hopefully no tragedies as for the first time in what seemed forever, he was seeing his best friend again; Astoria Reece. As he paced down the street, he saw the sign for the leaky cauldron up ahead, just past the next side street on the left. Ethan sped up his pace, knowing he was running slightly late before coming to a stop outside the front door of the Leaky Cauldron. He took in a deep breath, unsure of what to expect when he stepped inside. He wasn't prepared for anything, but he knew it wouldn't be awkward between the two of them. Turning the handle, he pushed open the black door and walked into the warm pub.

It may have been months since he last saw her, but he recognised her instantly. She was sat in the top corner of the pub, but Ethan didn't think she'd heard him come in yet. He walked steadily towards the table and stood beside her. "Excuse me, Miss, is this seat taken?"

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