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[aperfectthird]

[Percy's voice is quick, quiet, and worried, and his breathing occasionally catches, clearly walking in a hurry.]

Ginny, Fred, George - stay inside, whatever you do, just stay inside - no matter what happens. I'm Apparating back to the cabin now.

[A door. Ambient noises of being outside.]

Okay, I'm - [quieter now, away from the phone:] Miss, are you all right? What happened?

[Indistinguishable.]

With a plunger? I'm not much for healing spells but I can wrap it up for you - here, hold still - Ferula. There, how's th -

[Another voice enters the exchange:]

Exᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ.

Get out of here! I'll hold it off - Depulso! Confringo! For God's sake, go!

Exᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇ.

[There is the high whine of a laser, and the connection abruptly ends.]

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[iwasherefirst]

Percy! [She sounds panicked because she is]

[hexuality]

PERCY! Percy, are you alright?

[Breathe. Breathe, Ginny, don't jump to conclusions. You can't let yourself do that, you know better.]

You thrice-hexed prat of a brother, answer me or I'll exterminate you myself.

yeah there's weasley spam what of it

[hexuality]

You don't get to tell me what to do and then ignore me!

[Angry. SO ANGRY. And trying to hunt down the rest of her family.]

Fred, George—come on, you two, our favourite brother's got his head up his arse again and we've got to fix it ourselves. Where are you?

[onlyholey]

Ginny, where are you?

[hexuality]

In my apartment, where else? I'm about three seconds from Apparating out there, though.

That git. I can't believe the nerve.

[onlyholey]

Don't you dare leave yet. I'll apparate there and we'll go together.

sob all the timelines, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

[hexuality]

Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape are going to City Solutions—we're going to look for him. Meet me there? I can't promise I won't hex Percy or our favourite Headmaster without you being my voice of reason.

[The words are joking but the tone is anything but.]

/jack?

[plaide]

[ It was a delusion to ever think they'd have done with war and burials...she's not about to lose more Weasleys. They'll have time to mourn afterward. ]

Ginny, dear. Ginny. Can you tell where he is?

MCG THANK MERLIN

[hexuality]

[Despite being able to carry on by herself for three years here, there's something innately reassuring about her Head of House coming in; it just feels like she can fix anything. Maybe. Hopefully.]

Professor.

[Breathe. It's fine.]

Not just off of that, no. But I—I think I've an idea. I mean, I know where he works. D'you reckon?

:D

[plaide]

We have a starting place, at least. We'll meet up there-- you will keep in my sight at all times.

[ She will not allow his body to-- they'll recover it. She might be able to save him. ]

City Solutions, correct?

/jumps in? ;.;

[alwaystreasured]

Do you require assistance?

[Because he is coming anyway so just say you want him, okay?]

/embraces

[plaide]

[ Oh thank Merlin... ]

Three wands are markedly better than two.

[ Especially with the addition of such a formidable one. ]

I've secured the school, I'm on my way presently.

[hexuality]

Right.

[She's only half-listening at this point.]

But what if...

[plaide]

It's all right Ginny. Professor Snape has offered his help-- you could stay home, if you like.

[ She knows better than to think Ginny would agree to such a notion, but she has to try, right? ]

/JACK?

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[The familiar names caught his attention and, oh, this looks rough.]

Do you need any help?

HELLO

[hexuality]

Merlin.

[This is far from the chipper Ginny Weasley he's spoken to lately, isn't it? She sounds about ready to jinx the nearest thing into ashes.]

At least you're alright. Can't say the same for my idiot brother.

[... yeah, she's worried and panicked but of course it manifests itself in anger.]

HI THERE

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[Oh, he can hardly blame her.]

He might be alright. Maybe he's just in a pinch.

[hexuality]

He wouldn't leave me waiting this long. Not when I might think—

[A breath.]

He wouldn't. I'm his sister. He hates worrying me, I know that. Part and parcel of being the baby of the family.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

...

[He can't exactly argue that.]

I guess you're looking for him?

city solutions; action

[plaide]

[ Arriving before the front of the looming building Percy works at, Minerva nods at Snape's presence. If he wants to press on, he may, but she warned Ginny that she would wait a couple minutes for her arrival.

It wasn't pleasant, the tone she had to take in times of great stress like this; but in the chaos, she had learned that it was more valuable to decide, order, and expect obedience than waver and coddle. There were things to be done, and Ginny would not give up.

And she was their best hope at following whatever pathway Percy might have taken. ]

[alwaystreasured]

[Snape had decided that he would wait with Minerva since she was waiting for the Weasley girl. Honestly, they shouldn't have wasted time like this but since there was little choice in the matter...

He would wait.]

[plaide]

[ As if the minutes counted down in her head, Minerva finally nods decisively to Snape. She quietly produces her Patronus (surprise? it's small tabby) and turns toward her colleague. ]

All right, let's begin-- if she intends on coming, I'm sure she'll catch up.

[alwaystreasured]

Her brothers as well, I'm sure.

[Sweeping those robes around, he goes to head off. If they're not going to wait any longer then he's going to get started here. In fact, he already has his wand in hand.]

[plaide]

All the more reason for this to be done quickly.

[ The atmosphere in the area is quiet, but hardly serene. She steps as silently as possible, even lowering her voice. ]

I'm less than sure about the effectiveness of magic against these things. Have you seen them?

[onlyholey]

Don't you even bloody DARE, Percy! PERCY! PICK UP THE BLOODY PHONE!