Look down, fair moon

‘he’d be so furious, you’re right. well, i’ll come by when you’re open and meet him and the rest.’ teddy grinned, pulling back his arms as instead offering maggie his arm. ‘a spa tent, though i’ve just heard rumours. it sounds plausible but what in this world doesn’t sound plausible, y’know? let’s go explore, i’m just excited to see you. tell me what’s new! how are you?’

“He is hard to beat, which is what makes Max a very clever boy storming through all that competition.” Gently booping the dog’s nose, he then looked up at his cousin as a wicked grin came onto his face. “You’re right, I probably would make the situation worse considering how loud I am. I don’t think yelling at birds would make anything better. I’m good at petting them when they don’t want to fly away though.” He nodded assuringly, making sure that Maggie definitely knew that he was well-behaved enough to pet any creature he had in here later, despite how drunk he was probably going to get. “I WOULD get one but I feel like Newtie might eat it or think it’s a toy. I’ll have to stick to crying over yours.” Then his eyes lit up in delight and he gasped. “Wait, really? PLEASE do, I miss having you around. I know everything’s been a little shit…” He waved his hand in the air and then dropped it. “But I like seeing you all the time. You’re the cool cousin but don’t tell Vic I said that.”

finnick was so far enjoying his very first ignis festival. he’d even gone as far as deciding to camp. of course when he realised how difficult setting up any sort of tent could be… he abandoned that hope and got a hotel room. now, he knew and though he tried to put the thought away, his heart still yearned to see her. in fact that was probably the whole reason he’d decided to attend this year. finn could pretend the yaxknock’s had become his favourite band in the last month, but in reality it was in hopes maggie would be there. yeah, he knew that was fucked up but he was… he was so screwed and his heart hurt, even if he broke hers, he broke his own too. love didn’t disappear over night, love for maggie could never just disappear. 

still, that wasn’t on his mind presently as he roamed the bright streets, it was the sound of familiar paws hitting the gravel before he was jumped on by a big goldendoodle, who wasted no time in licking his cheeks. ‘max! oh you silly oaf, i’ve missed you too.’ finn laughed and max quickly went to retrieve his staff for finn to stand back up. ‘alright bud, let’s get you back,’ he said softly, rubbing max’s forehead and let him lead the way. just a short walk later, max went through the tent and finn was slow to follow. 

finn like the seconds where she hadn’t seen him, where she was just talking like they were strangers, or themselves again. fuck, he missed her so much. her voice tugged at his heart strings and he reached into pocket to pull out a notebook. he was always sentimental, he just had to be because life was fleeting. every single time finnick had bought maggie flowers, from the first moment he’d met her, he’d pressed a flower into the pages of this notebook. he’d never let her seen it, it was going to be her something blue for their wedding… obviously that’d never happen. he almost put it back in his coat but instead he left it out for her to find, hopefully when he’d leave. 

he turned to leave, almost making it to the exit when max tugged on his leg again, ‘max, down. stop it, boy. this isn’t fair to her– maggs.’ his eyes widened as he saw he met her gaze and his heart stopped beating. ‘i was just leaving, maggie. max dragged me here.’ he gestured to the dog that had already run off to the back. ‘i didn’t think you’d have a tent… or i’m sorry.’

Everything felt foreign, from the grass beneath her feet to the feeling of working once again. Something in Maggie told her that she wasn’t supposed to be here, that none of this was supposed to be the way it was. She wasn’t supposed to be in England setting up a tent for a festival she once desired to simply attend, and she wasn’t supposed to be staying in a room alone with only her dog and overly attached knarl. She wasn’t supposed to be heartbroken and lost and she definitely wasn’t supposed to feel like she wasn’t supposed to be here. But she did, and there was so little she could do than keep going. Mercer helped her keep sane, or more aptly, busy, and for that she was grateful. 

Suddenly he was in front of her again and there was no thought in her mind, only a feeling she could not explain. Something akin to dread, or fear, or maybe a relief so deep she could barely make sense of it. There was little she loved more than seeing him walk through the door, and the  Maggie’s feet seemed to wobble as she slowly approached the front of the tent, her sight entirely stuck on Finnick. “No... you’re okay. He clearly wants to see you. Or... wanted. I guess.” Her voice came out weaker than she had planned, weaker than she hoped. Weak was the last way she wanted to appear to him, but she was never good at pretending. Not with Finnick. But she tried to best to collect herself, forcing her eyes away and inhaling sharply. Maggie felt Max brush against her as he trotted off. She would have to give him a firm talking to later for it. It was almost as if he planned the whole thing and his work there was done. “Don’t apologize, it’s okay... Yeah, I started working independently again and this seemed like a good idea. Or, almost independently. I have a partner now.”

A laugh fell from his lips as his fingers pet through the dog’s fur and he gave his forehead a little kiss before looking back up at his cousin. “Of course you come second to the dog. Everyone in the world does, including Teddy. No human could ever compete with you.” He said the last past to Max and giggled once again. “That sounds fun, you should have called me. I would have helped you chase some birds around… or made the situation worse, actually. Bet Max solved everything, he’s super smart like that.” He finally stood himself up and then swung his arms around Maggie, a happy sound coming from his lips. “I feel like you need to come and see me at least weekly with various different animals. Is it because I cry whenever I see them?”

TEDDY LUPIN.

‘hi maggs!’ teddy grinned and extended his arms out to hug her. ‘how’s your tent doing? did you bring peter? please tell me you did.’ he asked excitedly, looking back at her tent before down at maggie again. ‘drink or few sounds amazing, i don’t know if that was an invite but i took it as one anyway. no, you’ve definitely got the right idea. i heard talk of a spa tent, but yes, most people drink and consume a butt load of sugar. let’s go explore, shall we? or were you heading off to do something else?’

A grin brightened his face the moment he stepped into the tent. Of course the cutest golden doodle gave him away, if his footsteps hadn’t first. Immediately he knelt down to great Max, petting and giving the sweet dog attention. “That’s okay, you know I’d be offended if he didn’t remember me.” He would have pouted and taken personal offense. “Looks like it’ll be busy.” He mused once he stood upright. There were already a number of people out and about, even though a bunch of tents were still in the process of setting up.

Naturally, James was being nosy and poking around all of the tents before they were set up. He was curious and was too excited about this festival to WAIT another day so he took it upon himself to have an explore, excitedly bouncing from place to place as he wandered the festival grounds. It was his favourite place on earth and this was pretty much all he looked forward to each year so when it finally came around, he practically turned into an excitable puppy. He immediately knew he’d stumbled across his cousin’s tent when he peeped through the door and a giant dog came bundling towards him. Maybe Max could sense the dog inside of him but they were always excited to see each other and he laughed as his face was licked. “Don’t worry, I’m not here to see you, only Max.” He pet his head and sat cross-legged on the ground, grinning between them both. “How is the set up going?”

TEDDY LUPIN.

teddy rarely left the house and if he did, he wasn’t often alone, or he was going to work. sure, he hadn’t arrived to the festival alone but he wasn’t about to spend every waking hour with his best friend. there was only so much he could handle. he was really focusing on relaxing this time around, it’d been a crazy stressful year and everyone was antsy about the festival. teddy took in a deep breath and instead of just smiling at someone, he struck up a conversation. ‘i’m really going to try and relax this time. try to make a holiday out of it, y’know? what’s your idea of relaxation?’ 

[ MAGDALENA WEASLEY ] has arrived in Ardere! Under the bonfire light, this [ TWENTY-SIX ] year old [ FEMALE ] is sometimes mistaken for [ SOPHIE SKELTON ]. Since graduating from [ PRIVATE TRAINING ], they have been working as a [ MAGIZOOLOGIST ]. The battle is brewing and they must pick sides but who will they choose? In the upcoming election, they will be voting for [ HERMIONE GRANGER-WEASLEY ].