closed starter for: @mionegrxngerr
Finding himself in a state of loss and unknown, he entered Gimmauld Place. His eyes darting around the place, his fingers running across the wallpaper, his face burned out of the wallpaper, just like his fathers. A life taken by this war. Finally he had been free, plans made for the future and yet brutally ripped away from his side once again before he even had a chance to get to really know him without dark clouds hanging above them. He ran his long fingers through his outgrown hair, one he hadn’t care to trim in the time of sorrow.
With a swing of his wand he let the stuff he wanted to take along pack itself in his trunk. A moment of doubt struck him, decorations of Christmas still hanging from the ceiling, even in the darkest times some had wanted to celebrate such a ridiculous celebration. His eyes darted to the stairs, his feet following the direction, hand hovering over the doorknob of his fathers room. Wondering if he should take anything or leave it in this place. Though war was over, everything only now seemed to sink in. Questions of where to go and what to do downing upon him. Vagualy he heard the front door opening and closing, voices dooming up. Probably here to pick up their belongings left here. Ethan turned around, he had time to think and pounder later. “Hey..” He announced his presecse, walking down the stairs.
since the war, it was hard for hermione and the rest to revisit places they had used as shelter when on the run. the burrow was the easiest to fall back into a routine with -- it wasn’t really a safe haven when they were hunting for horcruxes, however, only a few handfuls of times did they return to bill and fleur’s, as well as grimmauld place. but they were making a sacrifice this time, allowing themselves to return to start getting accustomed once again, and to collect their belongings that they may have left behind.
as the building appeared, the three of them walked up the stairs, twisting the knob and heading inside. ron, on a long and detailed conversation with harry about quidditch, managed to trip over the umbrella stand and curse to himself, resulting in an eye-roll from hermione. the boys eventually made their way into the kitchen, but the sound of the steps creaking behind caught hermione’s attention. she should have known someone was in the building, some of the lights were left on, and she half wanted to reach for her wand but tried to fight the urge. she turned around only to see ethan and her worries ebbed away, resulting in a smile.
❛ ethan -- i’m surprised to see you here, ❜ she began, hands removing themselves from her pockets. ❛ how are you? ❜
