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Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Aug 31, 2021 19:33:14 GMT -5
Eliza argued with @marjorie all morning. She was hell bent on getting to Aberdeen and fast. And Marjorie thought it was too big of a risk for the headmistress of their school. Eliza didn't care how dangerous it was. After the news spread (rather quickly) about Diagon Alley, Eliza didn't have confidence in the Order Headquarters holding out. So she decided to go there and bring them herself to Hogwarts.
Wearing a travelling cloak and bringing some muggle money, she grabbed one of the buses they had and drove to the nearest town. She planned on getting a train, but because it was Christmas Day, she just kept driving. It would have taken too long. After three hours, she was finally in Aberdeen, just after lunch.
The streets were mostly empty. Shops were closed and people were only travelling to see their loved ones or were already in their homes celebrating the holiday. So thankfully, Eliza didn't have too much trouble getting straight to the hotel. She was one of the secret keepers, so she had no trouble getting in. The barrier was up, but it was time for it to go down. Eliza worked her magic and tore it down in under ten minutes. It wouldn't hold much longer most likely anyway, if what happened to Diagon Alley was any indication.
Eliza strode into the atrium. She didn't have time to get nostalgic about this place, but it surely was tempting. No one was in there at the moment. They were probably off doing other things or finishing up lunch. Hopefully it was the latter because the kitchens weren't that far from the atrium. She called out to anyone who could hear. "Grab your stuff. We're leaving in 10 minutes!" She would explain more whenever people came rushing into the atrium of course. Though they likely heard about Diagon Alley. Maybe they were expecting this. Or maybe they weren't. But it didn't matter. It was happening regardless.
Post by VICTOIRE WEASLEY on Aug 31, 2021 19:55:10 GMT -5
Victoire was just finishing off her lunch when she heard a familiar voice calling out to them to grab their stuff. "Professor Cunningham?" She said, a little confused. Still, she ran to her room and grabbed her things. Luckily, she didn't have too much. And most things could eventually be replaced. What was important was getting to safety.
With so few of them together, it had seemed like only a matter of time before something happened. Hearing about Diagon Alley had been frightening, to say the least. If something had brought down the barrier there, who was to say which barrier would fall next. To be honest, she would rather it was them than any of the bigger zones. With that in mind, she'd corralled her books back into a chest and kept her necessities mostly packed- just in case. If something were to happen and they needed to make a hasty exit, she'd rather be prepared.
And she was glad she had been, when Eliza appeared. A wave of her wand had everything else gathered into her suitcase. The books, unfortunately, would have to stay. They were too heavy to move easily over great distance. She'd brought them a few at a time before, but moving them all at once would be foolish. They were replaceable, and, besides, would likely remain untouched here. Everything that really mattered was tucked into the case that, next to the diminutive woman, seemed very large indeed.
She rolled it out into the hall, not quite able to greet Eliza with a smile. She did manage a small nod.
"Eliza. Thank you for coming to get us."
She assumed it had been in response to the events at Diagon Alley. In all honesty, had Eliza not shown up, Jaren would have suggested they split off into smaller groups and try to make it to a larger safezone. It was good to be 'rescued' and saved from that particular danger.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Aug 31, 2021 20:22:37 GMT -5
"Hello, Victoria," Eliza said simply, trying to give her a smile but she was feeling a little tense and anxious to get going. It would be a long journey back - well, at least three hours - and still was a risk, especially if they were bringing any magical items.
"Just grab the essentials, everyone. The Headquarters will still be here. The Fidelius Charm and all the other ones are still working, but we aren't going to stay here any longer. Can't risk it. So hurry along." Yes, no one outside of the Order would be able to find it anyway so their items weren't at risk of being stolen anyway.
"Yes, and pronto." Eliza didn't want to waste time with more words. They had to get going. Though she figured they probably would be excited to go and see more fresh air. Hogwarts had a lot of grounds. She expected they would love to be stretching their legs and feel a lot more at peace at the magical school. But first they had to get there.
Katrina was finishing her lunch when she heard Eliza calling out. Andrew and both sets of twins aged 5 and 6 were also finishing off lunch. Get their stuff? What was going on? "Fred, you go and pack up the twins' room. I'll go see what's going on. Andrew, go on." she said, nodding at her oldest son. Katrina watched as her oldest son left the table and went to go get his things.
Katrina knew this had to be pretty scary for her young children, having to move into a Safe Zone because of an unknown threat. She wasn't even sure if her twins understood the severity of the situation. Katrina gave Fred a quick kiss on the cheek before leaving the dining area with George. The two soon met Eliza in the atrium. "Fred is just upstairs getting the twins situated. He'll be down soon. What's going on?" Katrina had heard about Diagon Alley and that had been scary news to digest. She didn't really know anybody in that Safe Zone but that had to be why Eliza was here, right? Was she worried that the Order HQ might go down next? Both sets of twins came to join their mother in the atrium followed by Andrew with his luggage and Fred carrying a bag for the twins. "Room's been cleared and I've packed our stuff too." he told his wife.
Katrina nodded towards her husband when he told her that the everything was packed. Victoire and Jaren had also joined them. It was good to see Eliza but these were definitely not the best circumstances for sure. Instead she gave Eliza a nod of greeting, not really knowing what to say. Something bad had happened and that was the only reason Eliza would've come out here. "What happened to Diagon Alley?" she asked, eventually finding her voice. Hearing about it by word of mouth was one thing but she needed more details.
(ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM , @jaren , VICTOIRE WEASLEY ) (soo that was the best I could do with Fred and George.. I've never really NPC-ed a canon so not sure if I have them right.)
Post by VICTOIRE WEASLEY on Aug 31, 2021 20:25:28 GMT -5
Victoire followed the professors instruction, packing up just a backpack of things she would absolutely need or couldn't leave behind. She ran back to where the professor and now Jaren was. She was ready to go any time now and hoped her aunt and uncle would be ready soon as well.
One of the perks of being single and without a family, she supposed, was that her life could fit into a suitcase. She left behind any art that had been imbued with magic. Too much of a risk. She could either come back for it another time or redo it. One of the perks of growing up in a muggle household, she supposed, was the preparation for an event where magic wasn't to be used.
And, goodness, it had been a rather long time since she'd been back to the school...hopefully they survived long enough to make it there. Time was not in their favor.
Post by ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM on Sept 1, 2021 19:22:54 GMT -5
"You're going back to Hogwarts," Eliza said to Katrina with a bit of a smile. She was still feeling worried, though, so it was a little forced.
It took a few more minutes, but then everyone was there.
"Okay, let's go!" Eliza led the way out the front doors with the eight or so people following behind her.
The bus was parked out front. Eliza opened the front doors and stepped aside to let everyone on. There would be plenty of room so they could just put their luggage in spare seats.
((Thread pretty much done unless you guys want to chat during the ride, but I won't be posting much. Eliza can't talk a ton anyway since she'll be driving. It's about a 3 hour journey, they'll pretty much be going from Aberdeen to Inverness and then from there to Hogwarts which is mostly directly west from there. But look out for another thread soon. (: ))
