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Fiona Imperia - mind reader.

[fiona-imperia]

theisaacortega‌:

“You remember my birthday?” Isaac tipped his head, mildly surprised, while he did enjoy his birthday immensely he’d made a habit of not drawing too much attention to it at school. His birthday was a day for him, he made social efforts all the time so sometimes it was nice to simply have a day where there wasn’t so much pressure… but he did like presents. Isaac took the box that was offered and shook his head. “This is completely unnecessary but yes, I do still like Quidditch and I will gratefully accept all the same. Thanks, Fi.”

She shrugged. “You never made a big deal of it in school, but now that we’re out, I figured this was a good enough excuse to see you. And catch up. I haven’t gotten out much, besides work, but I saw in the papers that you and your family were in your usual fashion shows. Did you bring back anything nice?”

[theisaacortega]

It was about time the outside world caught up with his house. It had been Christmas since November in Isaac’s house. A few days after Halloween he’d awoke to find the house decked from head to toe in holiday decorations, as per usual everything was colour coordinated (white with silver and gold, this year) and before he’d even woken up they’d had someone else come in and meticulously place everything. It was bizarre, something he’d missed while at the castle, like being slingshot straight back into his childhood. Not that Isaac disliked Christmas, he was fond of all the food and decorations were pretty, also all the hideous jumpers making an appearance- which were, without a doubt, one of his favourite things about the season. Not to mention that December came with a day which was well and truly all about him so that was a fairly nice thing too. Isaac had spent the entire morning trying cake samples that had been flown over from Paris, there was something rather pleasant about lounging in his mother’s studio while he ate bites of cake and she scribbled down his thoughts and sent the order off for the cake to be ready for his birthday. Stepping back out into London, after all that sweetness he needed something bitter, and headed to the nearest coffee shop to set his taste-buds back in order. Cakes and coffee for breakfast- a fairly perfect way to start the day. It could get better though. Spying a familiar face browsing the festive shop-fronts, Isaac stepped up beside them and mused aloud, “Please tell me you’re in the market for that hideous ensemble over there, 3D knitted baubles may not be practical but perhaps you can pull it off?”

[fiona-imperia]

Fiona snorted and turned to lean against the glass of the store-front window. “What, you don’t like your birthday present, Isaac?” She waited a beat before laughing as she reached into her bag and pulled out small box with blue bow. “Just kidding. You still like Quidditch, right? One of my cousins plays for Puddlemere United and gave me a couple tickets for the match next month. You’ll probably enjoy them more than I will.”

[quellaayaxley]

“I’m stuck between holiday shopping becoming easier or more difficult outside of Hogwarts. On the one hand, more shops and we could go anywhere when we were limited to Hogsmeade before. On the other, I see friends less and therefore am a little more lost on what to get them. That might also be a plus considering I have fewer gifts to purchase this year.” After some vigorous holiday shopping, Quella and the girls had stopped at a local pub for a bite to eat. “Were you able to get everything you needed today?”

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[fiona-imperia]

“If you don’t know what to get me Ella, just ask,” Fiona smirked around a forkful of her salad. Her Christmas shopping had pretty much already been finished before Berkley suggested their little outing, but she wanted a chance to see her friends before getting sucked up into family holiday drama, so she agreed to go and had spent a majority of the time helping Quella carry her bags.

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[ladystrks]

Logan Browning for IRIS Covet Book 2017