Justice is in her bones

Amelia Susan Bones xxxi - half-blood magical law enforcement There's no way to be one hundred percent sure of anyone.

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ALEXANDRA BRECKENRIDGE as Melinda Monroe in V/irgin River 2.06

[justiceforbones]

𝙋𝙊𝙏𝙏𝙀𝙍, 𝙅𝘼𝙈𝙀𝙎 :

 Having left the pub the minute he heard the commotion and routinely sending a Patronus off to both Lily and the ministry, in that order, James wasn’t surprised when people quickly made their way out of the pub, gasps of fear and shock following right after. He looks around at the crowd, his mind immediately going to a protocol he never thought he would have to follow again. Thankfully, he had downed a sobering potion combined with a pepper-up right before the dark symbol was cast, and hadn’t been drinking that much anyway.

As much as he wanted to jump to action immediately, he knew he had to wait for other Aurors to approach the scene and help clear the street. He berates himself for not having a uniform on hand, but then reminds himself that he wasn’t on-call and no one could have guessed this would happen. Not after everything. Not after the war was supposed to be over.

He turns around at the sound of someone behind him and recognizes Amelia, a face he’d seen often at the DMLE, and falls back to stand next to her. He looks around the crowd, hearing panicked whispers of disbelief fill the street around them. He turns to Amelia, swallowing his panic. “Ugly, isn’t it?”

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For the better half of the last four years, Amelia had done everything in her power to avoid dealing with how the war had impacted her. Throwing herself in to her work allowed for little time for just her, so it was easy to convince herself and those around her that she was absolutely fine. But seeing the mark high in the sky once again was bringing everything back quicker than she would have liked and just like that, it was as though she had never stopped fearing for those that were closest to her. 

Thankfully the voice from her side was enough to bring her out of her own panicked thoughts. There was a time for being afraid and retreating in on herself, but this wasn’t it. “Hideous...” Amelia replied as she glanced over at James. There was no use in staring up at the thing, she needed to focus. “Do we have a cause for this? Is the Ministry aware?” 

[justiceforbones]

WHERE: Outside the Leaky Cauldron WHO: Amelia & OPEN

Amelia had been half way through her second glass of butterbeer when the commotion from outside caught her attention. At first it just sounded like people who’d had one too many in the name of celebrating, but the longer she listened, concern started to settle in. What she’d thought was simply drunken antics, quickly sounded like panic - a lot of panic - and it wasn’t long before she was on her feet and heading out in to Diagon Alley to see what was going on.

Barely two steps out of the Leaky Cauldon, Amelia was stopped dead in her tracks at the familiar sight of green in the evening sky. Heart sinking immediately, she could do nothing but stare up at the skull-and-serpent symbol, the words “Oh god...” falling from her lips. Just like that, four years of peace and focussing on moving forward were crashing down around her. 

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[justiceforbones]

WHERE: The Leaky Cauldron, May Day Weekend WHO: Amelia & OPEN

Unlike the Spring Gala that the Ministry of Magic previously, Amelia could absolutely get behind the May Day Weekend celebrations. With it being a bank holiday, it meant that she could get some well needed time away from work to destress and enjoy herself. 

Amelia had arrived at the Leaky Cauldron when it had been relatively quiet. Finding herself a seat at the bar had been relatively easy and she was able to get comfortable with a glass of wine before other witches and wizards started pouring in. Glancing around to see if she could recognise anyone, she gave a small wave when a familiar face approached. 

“Hi, how are you? There’s a seat free here if you’d like.”

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Alexandra Breckenridge — “Sophie” Soundbites

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[justiceforbones]

𝙇𝙊𝙉𝙂𝘽𝙊𝙏𝙏𝙊𝙈, 𝘼𝙇𝙄𝘾𝙀 ​:

Alice had to admit it was strange to see Amelia outside of actual work. So much of their friendship was built up on work. But, she liked it. It worked well for the two of them. Although, maybe she should suggest that they spent some time together outside of work. But tonight wasn’t the time for that. Hopefully Alice would remember that after tonight.

“One would think you live a boring life.” Alice teased with a little laugh. To be honest, she probably would have been living a similar life if she hadn’t had Frank and Neville. Alice was a workaholic as it was, so she knew it would be worse if she wasn’t a mother or wife. “He has. He’ll be six soon. I can’t believe it.” It felt like yesterday that she’d had him. “You should come visit soon. He misses Aunt Amelia”

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“Oh but here’s the thing, I absolutely do.” Amelia replied with a chuckle before shaking her head slightly. She knew what some people said about her when they thought she couldn’t hear them, and she couldn’t exactly say that they were entirely wrong. To a lot of people her life would be rather boring, almost always focussed on work and nothing else. There were times where her choices would play on her mind, making her wonder if she should be striving for something - anything - that was more. But then she just remembered everything that she had achieved, and how there was so much in her life that she did enjoy. 

“Six? Oh my goodness, where has the time gone?” Amelia asked, taking a sip from her drink. “I miss him too, I definitely will or he’ll be all grown up and off to Hogwarts before we know it.”

[justiceforbones]

𝙍𝙊𝙎𝙄𝙀𝙍, 𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙉𝙊𝙍 ​:

WHO: open!

WHERE: the hog’s head inn ; hogsmeade

it was easy to blend in at the hog’s head if you had a hood over your head and no business being there. eleanor wouldn’t say it was her favorite place to be in all of hogsmeade, but it was quiet and there was no one to stare or ask her what she was doing.

eleanor sits with her back to the door to keep out of the way of the draft, a glass of redcurrant rum in front of her. she’s silent, inconspicuous, her velveteen cloak hiding the pocketknife in her hand that’s whittling away at a stick of rosewood. every so often, she’ll silently scourgify the wood shavings off of the floor in front of her, but mostly, she’s laser-focused on the little project in her hands. it’s turning out nicely enough – not anywhere near her expectations, but when does anything ever turn out as perfect as those?

a presence next to her catches her off guard; she jumps, nearly dropping the object in her hands. “ oh merlin! i’m so sorry… ” eleanor finally looks up, grey irises scanning the figure in front of her. “ er– hello. ”

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It wasn’t often that Amelia found herself with the time to visit the village of Hogsmeade. Normally one to be wrapped up in whatever was happening at the Ministry, it was nice to be able to do a bit of light shopping and stop in past some of her favourite places from when she was younger and still at school.

Having floated between the different shops for a while, she decided make the Hogs Head her last port of call before heading home. Stepping in to the old inn, Amelia glanced around for a moment before making her way towards the bar. Solely focussed on ordering herself a drink so she could find a quiet corner to sit in and enjoy it, she hadn’t realised that she had stepped a little too close to the witch next to her until she spoke out in fright.

“Oh no, it’s me who’s sorry. I wasn’t paying attention to my surroundings.” She began to explain as she took a step back, turning so she could see who she had interrupted. “Hi. Sorry again, you’re obviously very busy.”

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ALEXANDRA BRECKENRIDGE as Mel Monroe in V/irgin River 1.01

[justiceforbones]

𝙈𝙐𝘾𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍, 𝙉𝙄𝙆𝙊𝙇𝘼𝙄 ​:

WHO: open​ WHERE: st mungo’s

A slow day isn’t something nikolai minds in the scheme of things, but today, the boredom penetrated every modicum of his being to the point where he’d felt his mind rotting from the inside out. it is the point, he supposes, of life returning to normal after the war that some of the raw excitement would go away with it. nikolai, however, just didn’t expect the day-to-day to feel like an never-ending succession of the same. 

leaning by the waiting room, his eyes fly around the room — nothing, he surmises, that he can help with, when he feels a presence by his side. nikolai debates ignoring them and walking off, but a beat later, he turns, sighing. “can i help you with something?” 

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It’s fine, I’ll just go myself... Those were the last worlds that Amelia had said before she had left her office in the Ministry of Magic. Normally when the Ministry had to work in conjunction with St. Mungo’s, there was someone else to do the running in between, but today the task had fallen on Amelia’s desk. She’d be lying if she said that the chance of fresh air wasn’t nice though, even if it was a slight inconvenience on her day.

Arriving at St. Mungo’s, she looked around for a bit before deciding to approach the first person she could recognise as working there. “Ah, yes, I suppose you could. There should be a package for the Ministry of Magic that I am here to collect. I believe that Miriam Strout was in charge of putting it together.” 

[justiceforbones]

𝘿𝙀𝘼𝙍𝘽𝙊𝙍𝙉, 𝘾𝘼𝙍𝘼𝘿𝙊𝘾 ​:

Caradoc was incredibly inquisitive. Some people liked that about him like his mums or Emmeline or some professors. Others found it incredibly annoying: other professors, his captors (when he was lucid enough, sometimes he had enough fight in him to as questions just to throw them off), and just generally people who didn’t like being asked questions - there were plenty of those.

He’d heard that before. That he asked questions no one considered. He felt like it was all he would have considered if he was in Amelia’s position. “You should have saved time and gotten changed in your office,” he joked. Sure, it was a time saver, but it sounded like an awful idea. “I think I’m lucky Gringotts never throws something like this. I’d quit.”

His eyes widened and he resisted the urge to ask where they were both because they’d be useful and just for sheer curiosity. “That’s an entirely subjective question. I’ve been here for an hour, which is much too long for me, but might not be for some of those drunk people I’ve seen.”

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Amelia offered Caradoc a small chuckle at his suggestion before shaking her head. “Oh no, it already feels like I live here enough sometimes, so I definitely don’t need to start getting changed here as well.” She’d be lying if she said that she hadn’t contemplated it that morning though. It would have been very easy for her to bring her dress in to work with her and then just continue on working until it was time for the Gala, but even Amelia had a line that she didn’t cross. Plus, having to get changed at home meant that she could allow herself to leave the office earlier.

“If I didn’t love my job so much, I’d be the exact same, believe me. You’re very lucky.” Amelia nodded before taking a sip from her drink. Sometimes she wondered just what could be going through the Ministers mind when he decides to host these events, but the answer would likely make just as little sense. 

“Ah yes, I’ve already seen plenty of people who are really enjoying themselves. Perhaps the trick is to just get on their level and hope for the best.”

[justiceforbones]

𝙍𝙊𝙎𝙄𝙀𝙍, 𝙀𝙑𝘼𝙉 ​:

Evan nodded at her statement. He wasn’t a fan of the place at all, but he could especially respect someone not caring for the Ministry when it was packed more than the seats at the Qudditch Cup. He was far from a “people person” and seeing this many around practically gave him hives. “That is perfectly understandable,” he agreed, taking a sip from his glass. “I am honestly surprised someone didn’t have to put in an extendable charm on this room with how many people are here.”

“I am having about as much fun as you are. People are always ‘fond’ of seeing me on a normal basis, and when I show up to things like this, they think I am here to steal chocolate frogs from babies. My gold spends just the same as others’ and I am well within my rights to give it to good causes,” he replied with a shrug.

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“And run the risk of the crowd looking even the slightest bit sparse? No no, the Minister wouldn’t have that.” Amelia replied, only just stopping herself from rolling her eyes. She knew as well as anyone that having the Atrium packed full of guest was exactly what the Minister was going for. It would reflect well in the papers, paint the ‘perfect’ picture of peace and harmony within the community while ignoring the more important things that they could all be working on. 

“Hmm, well no one is stopping you from spending your galleons here, Mr Rosier. And I can safely say that there are no babies to steal chocolate frogs from either, so you don’t have to worry about.” She shrugged slightly. “If approaching the donation table is, however, something you’d rather not do , I wouldn’t mind passing on your contribution on your behalf.” 

[justiceforbones]

𝙑𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀, 𝙀𝙈𝙈𝙀𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 ​:

       IT WAS STRANGE, BEING IN A PLACE THAT WAS BOTH SO FAMILIAR AND SO DIFFERENT ALL AT ONCE. Emmeline was certain Amelia felt the same way, but she didn’t question her and instead eagerly nodded at the mention of the drink. “I think we could all use a little liquid luck these days,” she said, a small shrug following the words. Even if it wasn’t true, Emme knew the power of suggestion. It had brought many to the wrong side of the war, but it also could convince her to have fun tonight. “Or maybe it’s just me, because I need something to help me feel comfortable out on the dance floor.”

    A small laugh followed those words, as the thought of dancing right now made her want to run all the way back home. Caradoc surely would’ve been happy, though, if it meant they could leave early. “Oh, you know me,” Emme said, managing a smile. “Trying to have fun, desperately failing. My feet are killing me, but on the bright side, I do feel rather like a princess. So thank you, although we really should be thanking Doc’s mum.”

     A tilt of her head and Emme’s drink was back to her lips. For a moment she let her words sit, and then she nodded at Amelia. “How are you? How are you feeling about all this?”

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Amelia offered Emmeline a small smile, though remained silent for a moment as she thought. She had never been one to believe in the use of liquid luck, favouring hard work and creating your own fortune over the temporary boost the potion provided. But she could understand why others found it fascinating, and could see how they could easily believe in its power even when it wasn’t actually being used. And there was nothing wrong with that, in fact, even she would will herself to believe in it if it’d get her through the rest of the evening.

“Trying to have fun but desperately failing... Now doesn’t that sound far too familiar.” Amelia chuckled, nodding slightly as she allowed Emmeline to continue. “Oh, was it her that picked out the dress for you? In that case, she’s definitely got a great eye for it.”

“Honestly, I’d much rather be trapped under a mountain of casefiles in my office right now...But so long as everyone else is enjoying themselves, I’m happy.” Amelia nodded. “Besides, it’s a night off after, so I shouldn’t really complain.” 

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Big Little Lies, What Have They Done? (S02E01)

[justiceforbones]

𝘽𝙐𝙍𝙆𝙀, 𝙉𝙊𝘼𝙃 ​:

“Oh you are too kind. I just am hoping I can catch some people’s attention tonight. I doubt it, but a guy can hope, right?” Noah asked as her drink was brought to her. “It has been far too long. I am doing as well as I can considering things. I have a gig this Saturday night at the Three Broomsticks if you have time in your busy schedule for a bit of fun,” he replied.

“Speaking of, what have you been up to when the Atrium isn’t filled floor to ceiling in flowers?” he asked.

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“Nonsense, you can never be too kind.” Amelia chuckled, offering Noah a shake of her head. “And you know what? If you don’t catch anyone’s attention, it just means that everyone here is blind, stupid and not worth your time.” She offered lightly, though matter of factly. “Good, I’m glad to hear that you’re doing well. And of course, I’d love to be there. Just give me a time and I’ll make sure my schedule is clear.” 

“Oh, you know me, forever working away on something or other. If I’m not shut in my office all hours of the day, I’m with the Wizengamot in the court rooms.” She shrugged slightly. “Saying that though, I finally got around to redecorating my kitchen which is completely not exciting in the slightest, but it’s taken forever for me to allow myself the time to do it.” 

[justiceforbones]

𝙉𝙊𝙏𝙏, 𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙓𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙍 ​:

alexander  let  a  small  chuckle  fall  out  at  her  question.   “  -that  obvious,  huh?  ”  his  freehand  went  up  to  scratch  the  side  of  his  face.  still  quite  unsure  of  the  female  in  front  of  him.

“  i  used  to  be.  but  um,  not  so  much  anymore.  i  was  brought  to  these  alot  as  a  kid,  you  know.  my  mum,  she  loved  it;  getting  all  dressed  up.  ”   and  where  is  she  now?  it  seemed  he  was  the  only  nott  playing  pretend  at  this  gala.   “  -i  guess  you  could  say,  it’s  lost  its  touch  on  me.  ”  

suddenly,  the  flute  in  his  hand  was  feeling  too  heavy.  downing  what  was  left  of  the  yellowish  liquid,  he  set  the  glass  down  on  the  table.  hues  briefly  falling  on  a  certain  brunette  only  to  snap  back  to  amelia.

“  and  how  about  you?  a  fan  of  these?  ”

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“I’m afraid so.” Amelia replied with a half smile. She didn’t want the wizard to feel uncomfortable, of course, but it was easy for her to spot someone who wasn’t comfortable at events like this because she had her own reasons for feeling exactly the same. 

“I see.” Amelia replied, raising her brows slightly. She hadn’t been excepting Alexander to openly share such information. Even if it was just the smallest insight, that for a she knew might not have even been true, it was surprising to her for him to just put it out in to their conversation without prompting. “Well there’s nothing wrong with that. The world would be a very different place if we never changed our opinion on things.” 

“As for me, I like the idea of them. You know, it’s great to see so many people enjoying themselves,” she nodded, taking a sip from her glass as she glanced around the Atrium. “I just don’t do very well with large crowds... Not anymore.”