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[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?

/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?]

[hexuality]

Right.

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

But what if...

/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.

[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? ]

yay~

[alwaystreasured]

I will head there now.

[And of course, he has to hang up now so he can do that.]

[hexuality]

There's no bloody way I'm staying home. That's my brother.

[What if there's nothing to rescue? What if he doesn't come back like the dead are meant to in this place? Remus was killed once and she found his name in the graveyard that same week. He never came back. What if it happens again?

No. Not again. It won't.]

And, I'm sorry, Professor—Snape offered his help? Really.

[alwaystreasured]

I can hear you, Miss Weasley.

[hexuality]

I know you can.

[alwaystreasured]

Then one can assume you heard me as well.

[hexuality]

I just find it hard to believe, that's all.

[Even though Harry told her he was on their side all along.]

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]

Fortunately, your belief in the matter is not a requirement.

[onlyholey]

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

[plaide]

Enough! You may meet us there or not, Miss Weasley! If you'd rather be picky about the help you receive, you may be better suited staying at your cabin and we will bring him to you. Otherwise, we must act quickly. I will wait 2 minutes for you.

Severus, I am on my way.

[ Because Minerva has no time to argue, and is unwilling to question the situation herself. Since she'd arrived, he'd shown her nothing but guilt and respect. After hanging up, she pockets her device, produces her wand, and is on her way. ]

[alwaystreasured]

My apologies, Minerva.

[Fine. He will hang up now and go there.]

[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.]

[onlyholey]

Ginny, where are you?

[hexuality]

[If it weren't her Head of House and weren't her brother, Ginny might have exploded right back. But she bites the inside of her cheek and forces herself to compose an answer more respectful and mature than the colourful one burning through her tongue.]

Sorry, Professor. Thank you. I'll be right there.

[hexuality]

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

That git. I can't believe the nerve.