o6 → [audio]

[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.]

Comments

[hexuality]

I hope so, too.

[And then, in a quieter admission,]

Our family could do with a little less bad news.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

I know that feeling...

[hexuality]

Do you?

I wish you didn't.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

I wish no one did.

[hexuality]

Can't have that, though.

The best we can do is try and stop any reasons for it to happen again.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Yeah. If only that was easier.

[hexuality]

If it was easier, then everyone would be a stupid hero. That's a special place for our lot and I'm not very good about sharing.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

[He laughs through his nose.]

I suppose.

[hexuality]

Anyway.

[Pause.]

Thank you.

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Anytime.