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Moody had been on edge at every event since the cup. Even if he wasn’t there as part of work, he still felt like he was on duty. Today was no different. He had his eye out for anything out of the ordinary or anyone who seemed like they could be up to something.
He did need to enjoy himself sometimes too though. But unfortunately the game had not been as enjoyable as he had wanted. He figured he could win a prize and give it to Neville or one of the Weasleys or even the first child he saw when he won.
He wasn’t winning though and that was what kept bothering him.
He turned and narrowed his eyes at Vance, his body still tense from the aggravation the game had brought him. “I am a highly trained Auror. I should be able to win a child’s game.” He turned to the game one last time than stepped away to let the queue continue. He had a feeling the person manning the booth had gotten tired of him. “Competitive spirit got ahold of me I guess. What are you doing?”
“Even one jinxed to only let people win them when the queue is in such doubt that it’s possible that they are ready to abandon it?” Emm shook her head. “Who knew that Alastor Moody was exactly the sort of person they make these games like that for. The ones who’ll keep pouring money into it even though the odds of winning are so horribly low, just because you feel you have a point to prove.” She steered him towards a game where the only goal was to hex a moving target. “If you’re so determined to win something, then I think this one might be more your steam. It’s actually based on skill instead of sheer dumb luck.”
She shrugged at his question and looked around them, eyes seeking out any dodgy-looking characters. “Keeping an eye out. I’ve never been one for Valentine’s Day but I wanted to be here just in case.” Even when she was in relationships for it, she would rather treat it like any other day. She found it put an awful lot of pressure on couples for something that was so overly-commercialised.












