A Boring Alibi

Kingsley Shacklebolt | Gryffindor | Tenth Year | Twenty-one | Charms & Transfiguration Major

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axdolohov‌:

“I’m not going there to celebrate a blood traitor and a mudblood. Why the hell’s this school even allowing wedding here is beyond me.” Antonin picked up a glass and took a long sip as he looked over at the person approaching. The party seemed to be raging, but he wasn’t planning on even stepping a foot there. It was all about principles, and he had way too many. “What’s your excuse?” @finestra-starters​

Kingsley glanced up at the other for a moment and shrugged, sipping at his drink. “The school was going to throw a party anyway, my understanding is that they just repurposed it.” He explained casually, moving past the first part of what Antonin had said. “I was actually there already, I left to get a moment of quiet.”

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emrysabbott‌:

“Rude,” Emrys huffed, before laughing. “I mean, you’ve met them right? Nevermind Fabian so much, but Gideon Prewett is a one man walking disaster. I love the bloke, but he’s a terrible influence on me and like, most people.”

Kingsley laughed at his words and shrugged a bit. “Gideon Prewett is a walking disaster. And I’m not sure if he’d even take offence to us saying that.” He joked, popping one of the peppermint toads in his mouth. “How long are you in here for? Until Easter?”

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baredwitche‌:

@finestra-starters

“Don’t make me beg you, it’s part of my duty to make sure everybody’s in high spirits.” The redhead smirked as she pushed the champagne glass into the other’s hand. “Drink up, we’re celebrating.”

Kingsley laughed a little bit as Lily started shoving the champagne glass into his hand, and he rolled his eyes at her playfully. “Fine, fine, you have a point.” He told her softly. He usually didn’t drink much, but he figured one more couldn’t hurt. “You’re too persuasive, you know that?”

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emrysabbott‌:

“There wasn’t that many times,” Emrys tried to argue, pulling a face. “Okay, there might of been a few. One time was Gideon’s fault though. Actually know, I should know better than to trust Prewett, that’s on me. Still his fault I lost an eyebrow. That was not a good month in seventh year.”

“More than me.” Kingsley countered, leaning back on his seat and pulling out another pack of peppermint toads for himself. “Why is it that half the Gryffindors who end up in the hospital wing blame the Prewetts?” He thought fro a second, before shrugging. “I’m not doubting their involvement. But there’s only two twins. I don’t understand.”

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tedwardtxnks‌:

“Don’t wanna know, got it.” Ted chuckled slightly, raising his hands on either side of his head. After a bit, he lowered his hands and sighed. “I’m guessing you’ve heard about Emrys then? That he’s back.”

“Good call.” Kingsley matched the other’s chuckle, but his expression wavered slightly as he brought up Emrys. “Yeah, I’ve definitely heard. I went and saw him in the hospital wing... it’s definitely Emrys.”

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alinatravers‌:

She didn’t want to let on just how exhausted she was, but she had no wish to go back to her dorm alone just to sit and stare at the ceiling. Feeling the illusion charm beginning to waver, she decided to go ahead and let it fall, putting her bandages on display and giving herself a bit of energy back. “My family dinner would’ve been entertaining, but not exactly in a good way,” Alina said with a slight smile, leading them toward the kitchens. “I’m glad it wasn’t just me with my family.”

It didn’t take long before they were outside the kitchens and she was reaching up to tickle the pear and watch the door swing open. She let go of his arm as she stepped inside, immediately moving to lean against the counter, resting for a moment. Her palms pressed flat on the counter-top, her eyes closed for just a brief moment before the thought of her mother flashed across her mind. If she had been around her mother and had showed any weakness, or failed to be the perfect betrothed by not fetching Kingsley a cup of tea, she would have been furious. “I can make us some tea, just give me a moment.”

Kingsley glanced down at her as he saw the illusion charm fall, the image of the bandages returning. “My family just... likes to talk about the little things. Grades, friends, small talk... even when it’s just us.” He explained. He definitely didn’t have it the worst of his classmates, he was well aware of that. In fact, he quite liked his family. But when his grandparents were over for dinner, it was a different environment for sure. “Then I’m glad you were able to come.”

Once they reached the kitchens, he paused to let her tickle the pear, and step inside, before he followed in. He mimicked her, leaning across from her on the opposite counter. Hogwarts was nice, it was a good place to be... and the kitchens were one of the best places within the entire castle. At least in his opinion. As she started to offer to make the tea though, he shook his head, pushing himself off the counter already. “I’ll make the tea, don’t worry about it.” He told her first, starting to get everything he needed. “Do you take milk or sugar?”

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WARDROBE

Siry Wedding

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alinatravers‌:

It had been a long two weeks of healing. When she hadn’t been sleeping, she was woken up for a potion, salve, or a bandage change. During those times, she was usually in too much pain to go back to sleep and would stare at the ceiling above her and think about everything she wanted to do once she was able to leave. What she hadn’t expected, was that her first outing would have been an Easter dinner with her betrothed’s family. It certainly beat having to go home and deal with her mother’s disapproving look when her illusion charm inevitably fell and her bandages could be seen.

Thankfully, the Easter dinner with the Shaklebolts had gone off without a hitch and she’d been able to remain composed enough that her illusion charm hiding her bandages hadn’t wavered. Alina was walking back through Hogwarts’ doors, her uninjured arm linked in Kingsley’s and a soft smile on her face. “Thank you,” she said quietly, leaning into her friend. “I know it’s silly, but I didn’t want them to see…everything.” A deep sigh left her lips and she knew the illusion charm was starting to falter—it was taking too much of her energy to keep it up. “What do you say to some tea before we part ways?”

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Kingsley had been surprised to find out that his parents had invited the Travers family for Easter dinner. It shouldn’t have been that big of a surprise, but with Alina still healing, the surprise came when they actually accepted the invitation. However, despite his worry for her, everything seemed to go well. The conversation was polite, pleasant, and now, Kingsley and Alina got to go back to Hogwarts.

Once they were finally back and inside the castle, Kingsley let out a breath of relief. A smile formed on his face as she linked her arm with his, and he looked down at her, nodding a bit. “Of course.” He said first. He understood why she wouldn’t want everyone to see - it wasn’t something that they were all raised to show in public. And if there was a charm to hide it, he didn’t blame her for wanting to use it. “I understand. I’m glad you were able to come, though... I’m not sure how interesting it would have been if it was just my family. At least when there’s two of us we can talk to each other.” He joked a bit, quite aware of how dull those Shacklebolt family dinners could be. “Tea sounds great.”

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celiavery‌:

“Bad is an understatement,” She mused, laughter escaping her lips. “Maybe you should stick to actual sleeping instead, Shacklebolt, far less mentally scarring.”

“I’ll try to keep that in mind, Avery. If only I’d thought of that last night, maybe then I wouldn’t need this coffee.” He said sarcastically, taking a sip of the dark liquid again.

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emrysabbott‌:

“Ew, I don’t think I want to,” Emrys joked, rolling his eyes playfully. “Is that a dig at me? Because I’m not here by choice. Apparently, dying and coming back to life warrants for me not to be roaming the halls.”

Kingsley barked out a laugh at his reaction, shaking his head a bit. “It’s not a dig at you this time, it’s a dig at you for all of the other times.” He teased, crossing his arms. “You’ve ended up in here far too many times.”

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winnieabbott‌:

“Normal’s relative at the moment,” Winnie shook her head. “I’m glad things are okay with you both, I’m worried about him. I mean, I always am but… It can’t be easy.”

“Then maybe there will be a new normal.” Kingsley suggested. “I’m worried too. But I’ll keep an eye on him, once he’s back in our room. I’ll try not to let him get into too much trouble.”

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vodkalastor‌:

Alastor made a small face as his friend described what he read, instantly regretting it. “Alright, that’s an image I won’t be able to erase from my mind. I deeply regret asking you about it.” He said before letting out a sigh. He certainly didn’t mind the change of subject, although he still didn’t know what to think about Emrys coming back. “It threw us all off. You know, he asked me to visit during Easter, it’s… I don’t know how to feel about that.”

Kingsley nodded firmly at the other’s reaction to what he’d told him, fully having expected it. “I blame you, I didn’t think you’d want to actually hear it.” He admitted. Although, he certainly didn’t believe that Alastor would let him get away with not telling him, which was why he didn’t bother arguing. “He did?” He asked, surprised. “I get it, though. He’s going to be back in our dorm after Easter, I assume... and that’s great, honestly. But it’s weird.”

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evanofthorns‌:

Evan wasn’t expecting to see Kingsley when he turned around, and it made him silent for a moment. He couldn’t quite remember the last time he talked to him, but following recent developments, he started regretting the distance that grew between them. And he knew it was mostly his fault, and he’d been stupid, but he didn’t know what he could even do about it. In his experience, people weren’t very likely to forgive him for his past mistakes. So when the other offered him his robes, he was slightly shaken from the attention. “I don’t think that’s much of a problem.” He commented about the robes before putting them on. He felt like he spent as much time in the Gryffindor commons as he did in the Slytherin ones as of late. “Thanks. But why are you helping me?”

Kingsley and Evan had certainly grown apart since their childhood, he acknowledged that wholeheartedly. It was a mix of growing apart naturally, and differences of beliefs - and Kingsley just wasn’t willing to argue with the beliefs to keep a friendship. He’d made other friends at Hogwarts, and he was completely fine with that... but that didn’t mean he was going to leave Evan mostly naked in the hallway. “Great, then here you go.” He took off the robes and held them out for the other male. As he asked why he was helping, the Gryffindor frowned slightly, shrugging. “Because you’re in the hallway in your boxers. And although I probably wouldn’t find myself in this situation, if I did, I’d hope someone would help me too.”

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theoborgin‌:

“You do realized you’re talking to a Ravenclaw, right? Liking old stuff is kind of our thing.” Theo replied back in a joke. “Or so I’ve been told.” He quickly added. “But fine, if you don’t want to spill it, I won’t force you.”

“Okay, but--” Kingsley sighed and shook his head, but then just shrugged. “You just can’t blame me when I tell you, because it’s gross. And weird. Trust me. It was one of those old journals in the library, and it just... highlighted some strange beliefs.”

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celiavery‌:

“I— nope, you were right I definitely could have lived without knowing that,” Celia shook her head. “Why on earth were you reading that?”

“It was in one of those journals! In the library, written two hundred years ago. I told you it was bad!” Kingsley defended himself. “It wasn’t all about that, I didn’t know it would be in there.”

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emrysabbott‌:

“King, I look like I’ve gone five rounds with the whomping willow and I could still probably get laid quicker than you,” He countered with a grin. Emrys wasted no time tucking into the frog, before letting out a laugh. “Probably not, but when Promfrey gets pissed I’m definitely blaming you.”

“Okay, just because I don’t hook up with near-strangers after every party, does not mean I can’t get laid if I wanted to. Trust me, there are things you don’t know.” Kingsley said playfully, giving him a wink. Although, he hadn’t done anything since his betrothal to Alina was announced. “That’s fine, Pomfrey likes me anyway. I don’t land myself in these beds enough for her to hate me.”

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winnieabbott‌:

“Definitely not,” Winnie shot him a weak smile, “Yeah, I’m glad he’s back. It’s just, weird. I guess. I suppose it’s weird for you too. Since he’ll be back in your dorm.”

Kingsley nodded a little bit, as she pointed out that it was weird for him too. “It is, yeah. But I’ll adjust, we’ll figure things out... it’ll go back to normal before too long, I’m sure. We were already bickering in the hospital wing.”