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ted tonks.

[ohagreentea]

froy gutierrez, 23 ans, américain (he/him)

crédit : greentea

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prewett , m . 

of all the faces she had seen in the crowds, nothing could prepare her for the pure fear that came with the sight of ted tonks, “what are you doing here?” nearly tackling him as she gripped his shoulders, steadying herself, “i thought you were home” the familiar warmth that often came with pairing him with the burrow was obliterated by the panic that was racing through her. 

“are you okay?” gaze searching his as she searched for any bruises or cuts. ​

     it’s  no  surprise  to  see  molly  at  the  game  but  it  was  more  so  the  fact  that  she  was  alone  .  the  creased  frowns  on  her  face  was  already  enough  evidence  that  arthur  had  been  lost  somewhere  in  the  crowds  -   ❝  no ,  i  decided  to  not  go  to  work  today .  i  got  some  tickets  from  a  friend  ...  ❞   that  very  friend  who  was  no  longer  here  with  him .  slipped  away  just  at  the  right  time  .   

    ❝ i’m  seriously  fine  ,  molly  - ❞ a  pretty  truthful  answer  considering  the  look  that  is  set  on  his  best  friend’s  face  as  she  searched  for  any  evidence  of  the  opposite  .  ❝  a  few  minor  burns  maybe  ,  but  the  mediwix  helped  .  could  have  been  a  whole  lost  worse  .  but  you  -  nothing’s  happened  to  you  ,  right  ?   ❞  ted’s  life  was  just  one  to  worry  for  but  for  molly  --  there  were  two  fates  entangled  there  .     

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rosier , e . 

“what can you tell me from what you saw?” evan had asked the young wix, there were a lot of things happening behind the scenes, but had genuinely cared about their opinion of what they had seen, “do you need me to help you with that wound?” he eventually asked, seeing that they hadn’t gotten the wound looked at.

        ❝  my  friends  were  next  to  me  one  moment  and  then  the  next  -   ❞    then  came  the  boom  and  that  vibration  alone  still  rang  in  ted’s  ears  even  minutes  later .  it  strangely  sounded  so  similar  to  the  confringo  sent  his  way  some  time  ago  ....  ❝  the  bludgers  ,  are  they  always  supposed  to  do  that  ? ❞    a  finger  pointed  towards  the  ball  that  looked  hexed  as  it  chased  after  another  set  of  ministry  workers .         

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black , n . 

she had consumed so much smoke you would have thought they were smoking a chimney worth—but she had worried where on earth were her sisters, they were trying to find their sisters but weren’t doing very well in that area through a crowd of people. everything had been locked down now and it was impossible trying to find a way out that they had relocated to back on the pitch. “are you alright?” 

        ❝  i’m  fine  ,  you  know  ,  considering  . ❞  a  poor  attempt  to  even  take  a  jab  at  the  situation  they’d  been  forced  in  but  how  else  was  there  to  cope  ?   strange  situations  like  this  were  occurring  at  a  common  rate  now  .  it  was  nice  ,  though ,  to  run  into  a  friendly  face .  ❝  how  about  you  ?   who  did  you  come  with  ,  anyways  ?   ❞  

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meadowes , d . 

any  sudden  call  was  bad  news  ,  but  the  urgency  of  this  one  had  left  dorcas  on  edge  —  the  tightness  in  her  throat  a  vice  grip  as  she  reached  to  the  quidditch  match  and  set  to  work  .  she’d  been  trained  for  this  ,  she  knew  what  she  was  doing  :  yes  ,  she  felt  the  panic  rustle  inside  her  uncomfortably  but  there  was  no  room  for  it  now  .  later  ,  when  the  dust  settled  and  she  was  alone  ,  but  not  now  .  it  was  not  the  wisest  decision  —  running  through  the  thick  smoke  in  search  of  those  concealed  by  the  black  wall  —  and  the  dry  ,  burning  cough  was  far  from  pleasant  ,  but  it  was  worth  it  as  she  nearly  bumped  into  someone  .  "  hey  ,  hey  —  apparating  won’t  work  ,  but  we  need  to  get  you  somewhere  safe  .  i’m  dorcas  ,  field  mediwix  .  "

      the  veil  of  chemical  exhaust  is  thick  in  the  air  as  the  fire  consumed  the  wooden  frame  and  as  he  circles  the  same  spot  once  more  ,  ted  begins  to  feel  defeated .  there  was  no  immediate  sign  of  anyone  familiar  -  crowds  of  wixen  now  far  and  between  as  they  rushed  to  other  parts  of  the  pitch   in  search  for  any  exit .  should  have  brought  his  wand  -   but  when  would  have  a  quidditch  game  ever  be  the  spot  for  something  like  this  to  happen  ?   ted  is  now  crouched  ,  knees  bent  and  in  desperate  need  for  some  fresh  air  .    ❝   i  --   ❞   it’s  all  ted  can  manage  at  first  in  between  hacks  ,  until  he  finally  relents  and  extends  a  hand  for  dorcas  to  take  .  ❝  my  friends  ,   i’ve  lost  them  .  ❞                       

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black , r . 

Merlin, this was fun. Reg had seen some of the damage from those accursed bludgers up close, seen the explosion and all, and finally pushed his way into one of the more blown-up parts of the stands to see if anyone would let him do anything exciting. 

“Are you alright? I’m a healer– trainee healer, but I dunno if we’ve got better right now.”

       ted  wasn’t  entirely sure  what  betwitched  him  to  come  back  to  the  stands  where  he  had  just  seen  another  bludger  tear  through  its  structure .  maybe  it  was  the  hysteria  finally  burning  out  the  last  bit  of  common  sense  or  maybe  it  was  because  everything  in  him  needed  to  find  his  friends  .  ❝  i’m  fine  -  ❞   he  says  with  a  passing  glance  ,  the  back  of  his  hand  brushing  the  sweat  dewing  on  his  forehead  with  agitation  .  until ,  that  is  ,  a  lumpsome  of  smoke  causes  him  to  cough  and  by  merlin’s  last  wit  ,  that  only  made  ted  angrier  .  ❝ ‘tis  just  a  bit  of  smoke  anyways .  hardly  a  thing  to  be  worried  about  anyways .   ❞  

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chao ,  a . 

                    ❝      least   of   all   when   we   could   waste   it   all   the   better   ,      i’ve   always   hated   drinking   alone   .      i   think   i   do   have   something   :      that’s   me   now   out   .      i’ve   got   the   last   of   my   stuff   away   from   home   ,      i’m   staying   with   mina   properly   now   ❞

       ❝  i  think  we  can  both  agree  that  we  prefer  each  other’s  company  than  most  alternatives  anyway  .  but  is  that  why  mina  has  been  coming  to  work  a  bit  more  cheerful  these  days  ?   but  shit  ,  alice  .  i’m  happy  for  you ,  seriously .  at  least  one  of  us  aren’t  stuck  at  home  anymore  .   ❞ 

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weasley , n . ​

“So, on a scale of one to ‘very’, how dangerous do you reckon these muggle contraptions actually are?” Ned asks, slapping the motorcycle magazine he’s been perusing down on the table.

           ❝   the  secret’s  balance  .  once  you’ve  got  that  handled  ,  motorcycles  are  pretty  sane  .  ❞  now  ted  moves  to  point  towards  a  particular  picture  on  the  magazine  .   ❝  i  think  once  i  have  some  money  saved  up  ,  i’d  like  something  like  this  one  .  the  horror  my  mum  might  have  ...  but  really  there’s a  thing  we  wear  call  helmets  that  help  . the  only  real  danger  is  every  other  person  driving  on  the  street which  is  hardly  my  fault  .   ❞  

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shacklebolt , k . 

“i would stay clear of the one on the right - olive binding, i’m pretty sure i saw it try to bite the wailing first year over there” flourish and blotts was as busy as it could be a week before the school year and for once, Kingsley had been late. always eager to get the prep done at the beginning of August - away from the crowds and bustle, it had simply slipped his mind.  

         for  the  first  time  in  who  knows  how  long  ,  ted  wasn’t  having  to  scurry  to  find  supplies  for  another  year  of  school .  it  was  refreshing  -  even  a  bit  nostalgic  to  be  joining  kingsley  as  a mere  onlooker  .  ❝   i  hardly  touched  the  books  ,  i’ll  be  home  .  partly  to  do  with  the  probability  of  being  bit  but  the  other  for  how  heavy  they  were  in  my  knapsack  .  ❞  

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d’eath , l . 

“I mean, just because you fucked doesn’t mean it’s not a bromance. That’s just taking care of your bro.”

        ❝ i  think  i  see  what  you  are  putting  down ,  mate  .  don’t  all  the  romantics  write  poems  about   falling  in  love  with  their  best  friend  ?    is  that  not what  a  bromance  essentially  is  ?  ❞ 

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scott , m . 

“this game doesn’t have a winner, so long as we both have at least one shot,” she answered, and her grin only grew. there were people in the world, right then, who didn’t know how fun it could be to work in a pub. “mmmm.. okay, we’ll say two weeks, because you’re a real catch, sir, and I don’t know … you’re pretty popular. there’s a chance that neither of us can count that high.” still, the grin continued to grow, even as she raised her glass to ted, swallowing the whisky like water and tapping her glass on the counter twice before setting it down. “if there was a winner, though it’d definitely be me. unless you’ve also been kissing ludo bagman.”

           ❝   i  think  i’ve  got  to  start  washing  the  dirty  dishes  around  here  ,  mina  .  you’re  starting  to  go  mad  -  ❞  a  tease  as  he  swirls  the  liquid  in  the  small  glass  as  ted  listens  to  his  friend .  ❝ i  can  be  quite  unpopular  with  some  ,  but  alas  ,  my  charm  can  be  quite  appealing . ❞  charm  might  have  been  the  wrong  word  to  describe  why  a  particular  pureblood  kept  coming  around  ,  but  it  was  suitable  for  such  a  public  conversation  like  this  .  but  he  takes  that  swig  of  the  liqour  with  vigor  ,  the  sides  of  his  face  creasing  with  the  burn  but  it’s  what  mina  says  that  has  him  trying  to  hold  in  a  cough  .  ❝ shit  ,  i  might  kiss  that  fella  myself .  he  took  long  enough  to  finally  play  his  cards  ,  don’t  you  think ?     ❞  

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malfoy , l . 

                    ❝      i   think   i’d   have   a   much   better   guess   if   you   told   me   her   name   or   just   a   little   bit   more   about   this   mystery   woman   .      you’ve   really   not   given   me   much   to   work   on   here   ,      her   being   a   bitch   doesn’t   narrow   it   down      ❞

        ❝         you  watch  it  ,   lucy .  i  never  said  she   was  a  bitch  and  would  never  dare  say  such  a  thing .   she’s  a  bit  selective  ,  you  see .  she’s  one  to  call  folk  like  me  pond  scum  but   that  didn’t  stop  her  from  coming  back .     ❞       

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scott , m . ​

“let’s play a game!” mina said, loudly, by way of greeting as she bounced through the kitchen door and up to the bar, bumping ted with her hip when she got there. she grabbed two shot glasses, filled them with whiskey, and pushed one in front of her favorite coworker. “it’s called… take a shot if you were kissing someone cute this week, and you really wanna tell somebody about it.”

        ted  had  just  placed  the  last  glass  cup  back  on  the  shelf  when  the  door  to  the  kitchen  bursts  open  and  his  rather  energetic  co-worker  decides  to  grace  him  with  her  company .  a  grin  is  already  placed  on  his  lips  ,  catching  the  glass  as  it  slides  against  the  surface  with  a  rather  curious  expression .  ❝  i’ve  played  rather  strange  drinking  games  before  ,  but  never  something  like  this .  don’t  you  think  the  winner’s  already  obvious  ?  ❞  a  jab  at  his  friend  ,  unless  he’s  missed  something  himself .  ❝  so  we’re  only  counting  this  week ,  then  ?   ❞ 

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hooch , d . 

“i definitely think quidditch would be more fun in ravenclaw or hufflepuff. this age old rivalry between my house and slytherin is a burden, truly.” she sighed, she just wanted to have some fun, winning wasn’t everything after all. “it is more fun to cheer than to play sometimes, but i just love flying too much to sit in the stands.” another shrug, quidditch wasn’t life for her but it was such a huge part of her anyway. “me, captain?” she guffawed and clasped a hand over her mouth. “i mean, what makes me look qualified to be captain?”

      ❝  i  reckon  that  it  took  me  a  couple  of  years  to  follow  a  quidditch  game  without  difficulty  .  it  certainly  helped  that  i  was  forced  to  listen  to  rugby  games  on  the  radio  growing  up  -  ❞  a  curse  of  not  growing  up  in  the  wixen  world  and  having  two  parents  who  were  as  clueless  as  he  had  been  since  the  first  day .  ❝  madaam  hooch’s  lesson  in  the  first  year  was  hardly  enough  for  me  to  justify  buying  a  broom  .  ❞   but  his  brows  do  furrow  at  her  sudden  puzzlement  at  his  statement .  ❝ you  mean  you’ve  never  thought  yourself  to  be  captain  ,  then  ?  you’ve  got  the  spirit ,  i  think  .   ❞   or  at  least  he  never  saw  james  to  be  the  most  level  headed  to  hold  the  title  .  ❝  you’re  nice  ,  can  fly  ,  and  definitely  know  how  to  play  the  game . ❞  

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macdonald , m . 

                    ❝      mebbe   that’s   why   am   alive   ted   ,      have   ye   thought   about   that   ?      there’s   got   to   be   some   reason   to   it   aw   ,      a   cannae   think   the   big   guy’s   just   got   a   hard   on   for   giein’   me   grief      ❞         they   can’t   help   but   think   of   their   parents   as   they   speak   .      of   their   mother   ;      in   the   pews   every   sunday   ,      and   how   mary   had   joined   her   once   or   twice   these   past   two   summers   ,      searching   for   meaning   in   all   this   .      and   of   their   father   ;      the   brave   soldier   in   his   youth   ,      who’d   fought   for   what   was   right   ,      he’d   raised   his   wee   lassie   just   the   same   .      was   that   mary’s   purpose   ?      was   she   meant   to   find   meaning   in   the   fight   ?            ❝   a   can   make   them   care   but   ,      righteous   anger   like   .      has   history   no   shown   us   it   can   work   ?      cause   this   isnae   a   cause   bigger   than   us   ,   its   about   us   !   to   them   its   about   whether   we   deserve   to   even   exist   ,      a’ll   dae   ma   bit      ❞         do   their   bit   till   the   end   .   that   has   to   be   why   they’re   still   around   .         ❝      a   don’t   think   ye   can   ever   cope   wi   anger   like   this   ,   think   if   ye   try   it’ll   eat   ye   up   inside   till   yer   nothin   left   .      think   it’ll   dae   their   job   for   them      ❞

          ❝  you  really  think  that  way  ,  mary  ?  ❞   it’s  not  that  ted  hadn’t  expected  a  rebuttal  ,  because  he  had .  instead  ,  he’s  now  struggling  to  wrap  his  mind  around  such  a  sour  thought  .  ted  had  all  but  accepted  his  fate ,  so  why  couldn’t  mary ?  and  all  he  could  do  was  sit  back  and  watch  ;   a  tragedy  that  was  waiting  to  be  told  to  future  generations  .  ❝  you’re  one  person  and  there’s  hundreds  of  them  .  you’ve  imagined  this  all  to  be  personal  to  you  ,  that  they’ve  all  got  some  vendetta  against  you  ,  but  that  shadow  in  the  sky  made  a  mistake  giving  us  that  magic ,  don’t  you  think  ?      ❞   some  kind  of  conversation  to  have  at  a  party  that’s  meant  to  distract  them  -  almost  felt  like  it  was  meant  to  foreshadow  something  morbid  to  happen  .   ❝  you  fight  ,  then  .  you  find  the  hungriest  wolf  and  take  their  bite  ,  see  if  you  bleed  enough  to  give  them  some  sense .  ion  see  the  point  ,  though .  i’d  rather  live  many  years  risking  feeling  that  emptiness  than  die  in  a  way  that’s  preventable .  those  purebloods  that  claim  the  conflict  senseless ,  i  don’t  see  them  running  to  our  aide  .  they’ve  got  less  to  lose  than  us  ,  don’t  you  think  ?  ❞  

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black , a . 

                    ❝      i   never   asked   for   the   drink   to   be   sent   my   way   ,      and   i   didn’t   ask   for   the   company   either   …      but   i   suppose   history   could   always   repeat   itself      ❞         it   was   a   night   she   wanted   to   ignore   ,      lest   it   be   repeated   but   the   more   she   thought   on   the   former   the   more   a   wish   for   the   latter   became   stronger   .      what   she   knew   ,      and   she   was   coming   to   believe   he   didn’t   ,      about   their   potions   exam   only   strengthening   that   .         ❝      i’m   not   quite   sure   ,      which   would   you   rather   i   be   ?      i   suppose   i’ll   only   find   out   when   i   lay   my   head   down   up   there   ,   won’t   i   ?      ❞         a   twinkle   in   her   eye   as   she   notices   the   hint   of   red   colouring   his   cheeks   slightly   now   ,      a   little   better   at   keeping   the   crimson   from   her   own   face   .

                    it’s   with   eyes   that   are   almost   hungry   ,      near   ravenous   ,      that   she   sits   there   watching   him   .      gaze   on   his   lips   as   he   spoke   before   flickering   back   up   to   his   eyes   .         ❝      you   never   did   learn   to   just   keep   your   head   down   ,      always   had   something   to   say      ❞         it   had   driven   her   mad   their   entire   time   in   NEWT   potions   together   but   now   she’d   almost   admit   that   she   missed   the   push   and   pull   .            ❝      so   you’re   dangerous   now   are   you   ,   ted   ?      tell   me   :      what   will   you   do   to   me   now   you’ve   got   me   in   your   clutches   ?      are   you   going   to   make   me   scream   ?   ❞         it   was   half   a   purr   ,      leaning   closer   in   as   she   spoke   but   still   keeping   her   hands   to   herself   .      maybe   coming   here   to   just   see   how   he’d   react   to   seeing   her   again   was   failing   badly   ,      but   she   still   wanted   to   see   if   he’d   make   that   move   .         biting   her   lip   as   she   watched   him   ,      waiting   .         ❝   and   how   much   longer   are   you   going   to   delay   ?      ❞

       ❝  perhaps  not  ,  but  you’ve  got  to  admit  that  there  would  be  zero  history  if  it  hadn’t  been  for  that  dirty  martini . ❞  it  had  been  an  impulsive  draw  to  approach  her  that  night ,  especially  with  what  water  was  hidden  under  their  bridge .  all  he  knew  now  was  that  this  was  just  another  thing  that  could  make  that  water  more  murky  ,  lest  it  burst  and  take  them  over  again .  ❝ no  matter  what  i  want  you  to  be  ,  ‘dromeda .  but  it  might  be  forward  of  me  to  say  that  mayhaps  the  drink  was  not  the  only  dirty  thing  that  evening .  ❞   so  much  confidence  for  someone  that  had  also  fallen  .  ❝ it  was  you  ,  wasn’t  it  ?  saying  that  you  wanted  to  take  it  slow  ?  the  ice  in  my  drink  had  barely  melted  - ❞ 

    it  had  also  been  him  that  pushed  for  her  to  move  quicker  and  that  still  stood  true  .  he’d  convinced  himself  to  move  on  ,  and  for  the  most  part  ,  he  had .  but  the  chastise  only  feels  like  a  reward  ,  ❝ maybe  that  lesson  you  gave  me  just  didn’t  stick  .  ❞   a  line  that  he  hadn’t  thought  of  crossing  again  ,  but  looking  back  at  her ,  ted  isn’t  entirely  convinced  andromeda  would  do  the  same .  by  choosing  to  sleep  with  him ,  she  had  also  gone  against  some  of  her  own  words .  no  threat  against  him  would  bear  the  same  weight  anymore .  ❝  so  you  have  come  for  more  .  you  were  hardly  kept  prisoner  last  time  and  it’s  the  same  now  . just  admit  it .. ❞   ted  also  leans  in  now  ,  setting  both  hands  on  the  table  for  balance  .  ❝  if  i  had  gotten  you  in  my  clutches  ,  then  what  does  that  say  about  you  returning  ?   i  haven’t  gotten  to  delay  anything  when  the  only  person  stopping  this  is  you .  ❞ 

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macdonald , m . 

              ❝      an’   am   gonna   do   more   than   just   talk   ,   teddy   bear   ,   they   need   to   get   taught   a   lesson   .   they   need   their   comeuppance   .      an’   no   one   seems   want   to   gie   them   it   ,      or   the   ones   that   do   have   their   hands   tied   by   shite   like   evidence   and   unreliable   witnesses   .      an’   a’ve   got   neither   a   them   stoppin’   me   .      just   …      they’re   gonn   regret   it   ,   one   day   .   regret   hurtin’   you   .      hurtin’   me   .      i’ll   make   them   hurt   ,      just   you   watch      ❞         they   got   what   ted   meant   about   not   wanting   to   worry   anyone   ,   god   did   she   get   it   .      no   one   ever   reacted   the   way   you   wanted   ,      the   way   you   needed   them   too   .      too   much   empty   sympathy   ,   eyes   that   wouldn’t   meet   yours   and   the   thought   that   maybe   you’d   done   something   to   deserve   it   being   so   close   to   their   tongues   .         ❝      maybe   if   a   talk   about   it   at   one   it   won’t   happen   again   ?      or   now   its   said   we   can   drink   and   forget   at   least   ?      try   to   in   any   case      ❞

        ❝  so  that’s  all  you’re  living  for  ,  then  ?  wanting  some  revenge  ?   ❞    where  ted  had  rather  avoided  thinking  about  it  all  together  ,  mary  was  some  solider  planning  for  the  next  .  ❝ you’ll  do  all  that  ,  mary  ?   it’s  useless  -  ❞  it  feels  like  a  waste  of  breath  to  even  argue  opposite  of  what  the  other  was  saying  ,  the  fight  is  very  much  tainting  any  sense  .  he  cannot  even  blame  her  .  ❝  you  fighting  will  prove  them  nothing  .  you’ll  be  cut  and  bleed  because  they  don’t  care  ,  just  like  you  said .  why  be  some  martyr  to  some  cause  that’s  a  whole  lot  bigger  than  you and  me ?   ❞  this  party  was  for  the  rest  who  had  gotten  the  privilege  of  feeling  secure  in  their  future .  something  that  ted  wasn’t  so  sure  about  anymore .  ❝ forgetting  sounds  nice  ,  but  not  realistic  ,  i  think  .  you’ve  just  got  to  learn  how  to  cope  . ❞