✨ don't worry be happy.

“ 𝓖reat! How about sometime next weekend?”

Claramae put the phone between her neck and her cheek, and she summoned her planner with a wave of her wand. “Do you think we could do brunch on Saturday? I hear Belladonna’s is doing an outside cafe-ish type theme right now. Don’t know the country, but it’d be nice to pretend to sun myself.”

She was actually pretty excited for the Winter. She was a February baby, and Jack Frost whispered in her ear new ideas each year on how to put her elemental magic to good use. But no one liked to sit and eat outside, unless there was hot chocolate involved. That reminded her—

“Also, we’ll need to do a hot chocolate run or two when it gets super cold. Don’t let me forget!”

She put her planner down on her lap.

“I think we could all use some good luck,” she said, “so I’m going to hope that’s all it’ll bring. Let’s talk tomorrow. I want to know how things go on your end.”

「 ✨  claramae has brought up a magical subject x4. 」 「 ✨  claramae has mentioned a canon subject. 」 「 ✨  claramae has cast a spell. 」

“sounds perfect!” off the top of aurora’s photographic memory she didn’t have any plans that weekend. so, needless to say she was pretty excited now to catch up with claramae!

she loved belladonna’s, even if she couldn’t really afford it a lot of the time. but on occasion it was nice. and she loved the sound of an outside cafe type of theme. “that would be really fun!”

“𝓘’ve been doing okay,” Christian said, beginning to walk forward. He moved at a leisurely pace: like he was taking his time to get where he was going, just like his train of thought. 

Diagon Alley was busy, and the visiting members of Wizarding Society bustled around them as they hurried off to various locale. 

He took in a deep breath, managing a smile. “You know how it is.”

“I’m actually excited about next month.”

Christian grinned. “Have you heard about the Meteor Shower? It looks like the perfect condition for wishing spells. All of the stars will be alined for maximum magic. Plus, I got notices from Hogwarts in the post. Quidditch season is starting. I might just check it out for old time sake.”

「 ✨  christian has mentioned a canon object x5. 」 「 ✨  christian has brought up a magical subject. 」

“i get it. don’t worry about it, it’s okay!” aurora nods her head, with a wide smile written across her features. “oh yeah! i have heard about it. it sounds really amazing. i’m so excited to see the meteor shower, and for wishing spells!” the tone of her voice showed the enthusiasm, and truthfully? she really looked forward to it. even if she wasn’t sure what she would even wish for. “you should, i’ve never been a huge quidditch fan. but it probably would be nice. it’s also been quite awhile since i’ve gotten to visit hogwarts either. i’m guessing perhaps it’s been awhile since you stopped by as well?”

he playfully pouts as rory briefly paused only for his expression to light up again.  “  okay good.  and i’m glad i have you full attention now  !  merlin knows how long i’ve been trying to get it,  ”  the former gryffindor teases.  he leans in on his seat,  propping up his elbow.  the other hand toys with the quill on the table.  “  i was just asking how your day was.  i’ve had quite the day at st. mungos.  ”

「 ✨ aidan has used a wizarding idiom 」 「 ✨ aidan has mentioned a canon object x3 」

“  thanks  !  ”  daphne grinned.  wandless magic was a difficult concept to grasp and she knew not many people were able to perform it.  to be able to use it for simple tasks would be a  miracle  in her book.  “  i know,  i didn’t really think i’d be able to do it.  but with the time i spent attempting to do it  …  i think this is definitely a start.  ”  thank merlin that some of her work paid off.  she expected it to take longer,  or even for it to not happen at all.

with that being said, the task of practicing was rather draining. there was more focus put into that than gaining a hippogriff’s respect  !  she grabbed her wand from the counter and cast a quick spell for the spoon to continue stirring in her tea.  after that,  she magically cleaned the spoon and set it back in its place.

“  i mean,  yeah.  of course,  i’ve always wanted to learn.  i guess that’s why the hat placed me in ravenclaw for a reason.  but it was more of something i would attempt to teach myself and practice because i had the time.  ”  the healer trainee gingerly sips her tea.  “  enough about me,  what have you been up to  ?  we live together and it’s so weird that we hardly see each other.  even when we’re both at st.  mungos.  ”

「 ✨  daphne has mentioned a canon object x6 」 「 ✨  daphne has brought up a magical subject 」 「 ✨  daphne has used a wizarding idiom 」 「 ✨  daphne has cast a spell x2 」

“no problem, daph.” aurora knew that was something to be proud of, as she understood that it was difficult as she had read up on the topic of wandless magic and how difficult it was. so of course she was happy to see that her best friend had done it. although, she had never personally tried.. someday maybe she’d give it a go and see what would happen. “i can see why you’d want to learn! it would be very handy. and the hat just knows.  where to put you and where you belong.” and she couldn’t really argue, or protest that the sorting hat knew what it was doing. “i’m sorry about that! it is weird i guess we’ve both just been so busy, i’m super glad we have time to catch up now, though.” there’s a nod of her head, a bright smile across her features. “just working really. nothing exciting honestly, it’s been quiet lately.”

“𝓦hat’s life without a little mystery? As long as there’s not a murder preluding the title, I’m not seeing the problem.” 

Claramae twirled the landline cord around her finger. “I’m doing alright. Great, actually. I sent you the note because I believe I’ll be living closer to you from now on, at least for the time being. It’d be brilliant to catch up.”

Her eyes drifted towards the window, the moonlight painting the arm of her couch. “What about you? Have you got your grimoire ready? My mum used to tell me you haven’t lived till you’ve bollocksed a wishing spell.” Her giggles turned derisive. 

「 ✨  claramae has mentioned a canon object. 」 「 ✨  claramae has brought up a magical subject x2. 」

“i mean true, perhaps just not too much mystery.” aurora says with a laugh, an arm stretching over her head-- a clear sign she’d been sitting in the same spot for far too long. switching the phone to the opposite ear, as she stretches with the other arm. “that would be a definite pass for me.”

as claramae chatted after stretching she brings her mug up to her mouth for a sip of hot chocolate. that of an excited squeal sounding from her, although not too loud. as that could be deafening on the phone, but the excitement is clear in the tone of her voice. “seriously? that’s amazing! i definitely want to catch up with you, so i’m definitely up for that. and that’s really great to hear.”

“ 𝓗ey,” Claramae’s giggle trickled through the landline. She sat down with the base at the breakfast counter. “It’s me, Claramae.. and wow, this conversation is revolutionary. What an amazing start. Usually, it’s the person who calls who introduces themselves. But not with us. You and I, Rory? We’re a pretty pair of pioneers.”

not that it would have came as much of a surprise to anyone, to have seen aurora sitting on the couch. in her and daphne’s flat. nose buried in one of her many books and a warm cuppa cocoa in her hands. now that was the perfect way to read a book. that’s interrupted as an owl drops off a note:

𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓶𝓮  ###-#### 

dimple was a mischievious little thing. even back at hogwarts, when delaney used to sport the blue and bronze colors daily as belonged to the house of rowena ravenclaw, her tiny cat always got himself in trouble. either he was the reason behind missing objects, he was making mischief in the ravenclaw’s common room when she wasn’t around, biting delaney’s belongings with his pointy canines or even better, biting her delicate skin with said canines to the point where she had to ask him to stop when it was too distracting for her to pay attention to her transfiguration book, or he was being turned into cauldrons out of annoyance from other students. dimple was an extremely mischievious thing, especially compared to someone as serene as delaney lovelace, and today was no different. “ dimple. ” she called out to the kitten in a stern tone, watching the feline taking a few steps back from chasing yet another bird as an ooooookay. the french braided witch decided to take him on a walk when she got back from st. mungos, taking him to hogsmeade so he could stretch his little legs. it has been hours and the feline still had the energy delaney was lacking, but at least wasn’t chasing anything that moved anymore.

delaney was staring at dimple when someone used merlin’s name on her, making her look up with nothing but a raised eyebrow. and once she realized it was rory, the blonde squealed. “ rory ! ” she grinned, getting closer to the witch with her skips. “ oh, merlin’s pants, it has been so long since the last time i saw you, right ? and no, ye’ not on my way or anything. ” 「 ✨  delaney mentioned a canon magical object. x8 」  「 ✨  delaney went out with her familiar. 」

there’s a wave in greeting at the sight of delaney. the other hand zips up her satchel, and then puts the strap back over her shoulder. making a mental note, to also cleanse said crystals when she returned home. “delaney!” she beams, with a friendly greeting. “merlin! it really has. that’s so unfortunate! but it’s good to see you, and that we’re changing that.” the blonde says with honesty, it was always great to see a friendly face-- it could make any day even better. “oh okay, just making sure. i know i stopped in the worst place, but it’s so busy today.” although; she didn’t like using the whole ‘there wasn’t enough room to swing a kneazle’, in this case--it would have been true. and those were the days she didn’t really like in particular. hence why she was even more happy to see a friendly face ! “how have you been?”

aidan watched in awe as his girlfriend flipped through an issue of witch weekly.  truth be told,  he would never openly admit it himself,  but he was a sap.  he couldn’t help but smile at the sight of aurora.  merlin,  he had it bad.      “      oh nothing.      ”      he takes a sip of his butterbeer.      “      i take it that whatever you’re reading is much more interesting than little ol’ me.      ”      he’s only teasing her.

「 ✨  aidan has mentioned a canon object x2 」  「 ✨  aidan has used a wizarding idiom 」 

a smile spreads across her features into more of the one reserved distinctly for her boyfriend. “you sure?” the blonde inquires, as she pushes a few loose curls of blonde strands behind one of her ears. ocean colored hues flicker momentarily towards the page she’s on, noting it to herself and then her attention resumes to aidan once again. “more interesting than you? merlin. i’ll have to think about that one for a minute. hmm..” there’s a soft hum, before a laugh falls from her lips. “of course not.” her smile widens furthers. “you’re so much more interesting than any book. and.” with that she tucks the issue she’s reading away. “now you have my full attention too! i’ve got plenty of time to read, and i’d much rather spend time with you. anyway.”

“      that sounds rather interesting.  but i’m glad to hear that you’re enjoying your job.  and i take it you and aidan are doing well  ?  he’s a mediwizard,  right  ?  if that’s so,  i do wonder if you two ever get assigned shifts at the same time,      ”      damon mused.      “      well i’m glad to hear that this is something you enjoy.  i wonder if there is a slightly different training for mediwix who wish to go into healer training.  i would suspect that you’d learn some of the same things as you would in regular healer training  ?      ”      he didn’t think it was a question that would ever arise in his circumstance.  but he figured it was worth asking since aurora mentioned it.      “      thank you  !  i do feel very fortunate for the show to have been such a success.  i think it’s funny that maybe a year ago,  i thought i would end up at the st. regal in golden pine helping out adonis.  i know,  i’m in hogsmeade more than i would have been when i was still in school.  then again,  i do like having all the shops within close proximity.  i could visit zonkos for a laugh if i’m feeling it or just go into tomes and scrolls for a new book or something.      ”

「 ✨  damon has mentioned a canon object x4 」 「 ✨  damon has mentioned a magical subject x4 」

“oh for sure. i think that would have been awful if i didn’t, but i didn’t figure that’d be the case.” not when aurora had enjoyed-- even training a lot. so, she figured it’d be the same when she officially started, and she had been right! “oh yeah, everything’s good with aidan and i. indeed! i mean it’s one of those things where it honestly just depends. but it’s also nice if that happens. i s’pose, that’s one of the great things about being in the same career field.” the blonde has to admit, for more reasons than she could probably list off the top of her head. “now that’s something i honestly don’t know if they teach the same things in healer training versus mediwix training.. aside from shadowing someone. i mean i would imagine some things would be different? or it would be a bit repetitive in some ways. could be a bit boring too. i reckon it’ll be something i’ll be looking into more. i’m excited to find out how that'd work exactly.” the former lion figured she’d find out for herself at some point-- even if right now it wasn’t a matter of if but when. "no problem. it’s definitely great for sure, i’m glad things are going good. it’s weird how things work out sometimes, and that quite literally they just do. so i get what you mean entirely! merlin it’d be bad for me, being in such close proximity. it’s got to be really brilliant at the same time. now so being able to be there in a hop and a skip. i feel like most of mine would be spent at honeydukes and tomes and scrolls. because that’s usually where i go when visit hogsmeade.”

        it occurred to phoenix moments after she’d cast her cooling spell that rory was a healer and probably knew more practical spells to help.  the cooling charm had done its job but now her hand was cold as ice.  shoving it into her pocket to warm it up, she shook her head.  she didn’t want rory to have to worry about her.  “ i promise. it’s all good. “  she smiled, a familiar blush creeping up over her cheeks.  it seemed to haunt her whenever rory was nearby.  given that rory was the first girl that phoenix had really had a crush on, it wasn’t all that surprising.  she was thankful for the change in weather;  she could easily blame the pink hue of her cheeks on the wind whipping past them.  “ i guess we’ll have to go 50/50 on the blame on this one. “  she replied with a half shrug.  “ i’m kind of a clutz.  this was pretty much INEVITABLE. “  

      while she didn’t think rory needed to get her ice-cream as retribution for their near miss, phoenix wasn’t about to turn her down.  “ i could always get ice-cream. “  she replied with a smile.  “ i think my drink’s good.  i only spilled a little. “ she gave it a little shake, nodding to confirm her assessment.  crisis averted.  “ i’ve been — good ?   i mean, i’ve been okay, but good is a stretch, maybe.  i’ve been … average. “  that seemed pretty accurate.  sure, her love life was kind of a mess, and she wasn’t SUPER happy with some of her art projects, but she was reading more and making friends so that seemed important.  it was also at least a good week or more away from the full moon so she wasn’t feeling its effects.  all in all, things could be worse.  as an optimist, phoenix was always looking to fill her goblet rather than focus on its emptying.  “ this is required reading for class. “  she replied as she turned the novel around.  “ it’s about this house, and a terrible love story between two people who shouldn’t be together. “  she sighed.  “ i never understood the appeal of wuthering heights. “  if muggle literary critics could hear her, they’d probably revoke her library access card.  even though they were among wizards, she glanced around suspiciously just in case.  “ what about you ?  how, err, goes … healer training ?  life ?   uh, everything ? “

「 ✨ phoenix has mentioned a canon object. x5 」 「 ✨ phoenix has used a wizarding idiom. 」 「 ✨ phoenix has mentioned a special ability. 」

it pretty much is aurora’s job helping people. enough so, she did the same thing in her spare time-- whenever she was able to. it was what she was good at, and felt she was. a few seconds of internal debate, more so in her head before she then nods her head. “okay.” although, it probably wasn’t a good idea to let something like that go. especially if it was serious. but the blonde also didn’t want to push boundaries. or be a nag-- so she opted to let it go for the moment being. worse came to worse maybe later she’d mention it again. though with her a maybe was probably a for sure. “i’m good with that. because i do feel bad. still.” and it made her feel somewhat better, so she couldn’t argue with phoenix on that one. so that sounded good.

“ice cream it is.” to be fair, she was in the mood for some-- in particular the banana flavor. with two scoops of salted caramel blondie. sometimes if she felt adventurous; she’d go instead for orange marmalade, or one of the many other flavors served. not often did that happen. she for one liked sticking to what she knew she liked. and was in the mood for. “i was already planning to head there, anyways. hard to say no to sweets!” the natural blonde voices with that of a laugh. only because merlin himself probably knew of her massive sweet tooth. “that sounds rather unfortunate. i’m really sorry to hear that, nix. i’d say.. it really just depends on; if you’re okay with it being that way. ” comes an as always bright side view of things, it was what she always called one of the best perspectives to have.

“i’ve read that one before, actually.” the natural blonde went through books so quickly-- a naturally fast reader combined with able to remember with little exposure because of her eidetic memory-- could be an equally deadly combination for going through books! one could call her a book worm. to be fair she had nearly been a ravenclaw. and she had a lot of muggle one’s too, there just weren’t books in her collection that someone could find in the wizarding world. she was a muggleborn after all, and even with a feet between here and there-- especially in that instance. “it wasn’t as great as everyone made it out to be. it was rather sad and books like that.. just aren’t my cuppa tea. not really at least.” she agrees, with a soft shrug of her shoulders. “mediwitch training, but it went well! i actually finished up not that long ago. holy hippogriffs.. has it been that long since we last spoke? if so, blimey! i’m really sorry. everything else has been pretty good too. just work keeping me busy and all. and i just came back from a visit with my parents. so, i’d say that currently i’m doing good too.”

“𝓨o, Aurora.” Jay swallowed down his beam as they made their way down the muggle street. “Have you ever heard the legend of the…” he paused for dramatic effect, “…la chancla!” He gently latched onto the blonde’s shoulders with a quickness so he’d startle her, but only a little. ( &. @rorysies. )

「 ✨ jay has mentioned a canon object. 」

aurora squeaks, the sound resembling that of a small mouse-- a sound she always made after being startled. and then light laughter sounds from her lips, as a hand is placed onto her heart. “oi! i wasn’t expecting that." but she always has been easy to scare, even for a former gryffindor. “no, what’s that?” the natural blonde inquires, eyebrows raising upwards in a confused fashion. probably rather rare to hear those words fall from her mouth. “it does sound super interesting. i’m intrigued.”

damon nodded and settled down in his seat.  he took a small sip of his beverage.  he listened intently to what rory was saying.      “      i’m glad to hear it  !  i mean i guess working in the medical field would require long hours.  i don’t know how healers do it either.  it’s not like st.  mungos can be closed.  but i don’t know how you do it rory.  isn’t mediwix training three weeks  ?  that must be a lot to learn within that time span.      ”      he really did admire those in the medical field.      “      i’ve been well  !  my show is doing just as well.  the executives were thinking of having my show on three times a week instead of two.  so i’m doing pretty well.  it’s still weird being in such close proximity to hogwarts.  i have the tendency to forget and once i see the ravenclaw,  slytherin,  hufflepuff,  or gryffindor ties  ––  that’s  when i remember.      ”

「 ✨  damon has mentioned a magical subject 」  「 ✨  damon has mentioned a canon object x7 」 

“it does more or less. some shifts aren’t as long as others. it really just depends.” aurora explains. not minding it at all, in fact she loved getting the chance to talk about her career. “honestly? i really just enjoy being able to help, and doing what i do. it is indeed! it is a lot especially at once. it’s so much information to take in. but i’m lucky enough to have this memory of mine that made things more bearable. and easier to remember everything being tossed at me. i thoroughly did enjoy training though. it was really great honestly. i know, at some point i’d like to be a healer as well. just; so that i would be able to really help. in anyway i possibly can.” even if she knew that it was more training. the former gryffindor was also sure it made her sound mental for wanting to go through more training. “that’s really good to hear! i definitely try to tune in whenever i can. it honestly always sounds like it’s so much fun to be able to do. congratulations too! on the success on your show, and the possibility of being on for three times a week. so true, the ties are always a dead giveaway and the robes too. i’m sure you see that a lot then being so close to hogwarts, makes it easier for visiting if anything. it’s been ages since i’ve stopped by for a visit. though i was at hogsmeade not that long ago for butterbeer.”

             it had been a tough week. it had started out promisingly enough;  a cute muggle girl in her pottery class had asked her for coffee, her smile making nix’s whole body feel like it was melting into puddles of goo at her feet.  the coffee itself had been good too;  not too high, and sprinkled with whipped topping that said aforementioned cute girl had rubbed away from her upper lip with a nervous smile.  it had been great.  things had kind of spiraled by the end of the date – cute girl had leaned in for a kiss as phoenix had gone for a huge, landing somewhere between an awkward half-embrace and a brushed kiss to her forehead.  the muggle girl avoided her gaze in classes now and phoenix wished she had a time-turner to go back and prevent the entire awkward exchange from happening in the first place.  but in the muggle world, there were no time-turners.  no do-overs, no second chances.  just awkward half glances and several pottery stations in between you and the person you’ve started avoiding.  even coffee tasted awkward now – a reminder of her social failures.  

         avoiding her favorite coffee shop in muggle london was what found her in diagon alley, nursing a hot chocolate.  her spoon was charmed to detect when her beverage was too cold, its handle flashing a bright yellow to indicate a warming charm was needed.  she cast it haphazardly, eyes focused on the worn paperback book in her hand.  walking and casting spells probably wasn’t the smartest move, but given that her coat was charmed with an impervious charm, she wasn’t too worried about spillage.  her book and her hands, however, was another story … but that hadn’t occurred to the witch. on the last of things to do before making her way back to her dorm, stopping in for some art supplies was at the top of the list.  while she knew using magical pastels that never dried out or cracked was probably cheating, she was sick and tired of the muggle variety crumbling under her fingertips as they started to wear down.  she figured as long as she was careful not to leave them laying around, there’d be none the wiser.  in fact, were you to look closely at the witch, you’d likely see a blue smudge just above her cheek bone, a product of the aforementioned shoddy muggle pastels.  wizarding pastels, after all, were spelled with anti smudge magic.  or at least, that was how phoenix explained it.  there were probably more artfully crafted words used to explain the process but she liked her own explanations well enough. 

       though immersed in her goals and her novel as she was, phoenix still recognized the unmistakable sound of aurora clearwater’s voice before she spotted her.  thankfully too, as they were about to collide.  she dug her heels in, the hot liquid of her coffee spilling over the lid and onto her hand.  she cursed loudly, slinging poor merlin through the mud as she did so, casting a cooling charm quickly on her hand.  “ bugger.  that was stupid.  i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to – uh, well, say what i did.  i didn’t mean it.  “  her cheeks were flaming red, a contrast to the blue smudge that stained one cheek and made it resemble more of a purple-ish hue.  “ no. no. you weren’t in the way.  i promise.  i wasn’t looking where i was going. “  she smiled sheepishly.  “ my nose was in the book.  i guess it was only a matter of time before disaster struck. “   and truthfully, wherever nix vasquez ventured, disaster wasn’t usually very far behind. 

「 ✨  phoenix has mentioned a canon object. x10 」 「 ✨  phoenix has used a wizarding idiom 」 「 ✨  phoenix has mentioned a magical subject x3」 「 ✨  phoenix has cast a spell x2」 

aurora’s brain scans through the mental list, the next stop was flourish and blotts to pick up a book she’d been wanting to read and was a must have. then perhaps depending on if she could handle the crowds-- she’d swing by for a scoop of no melt ice cream. and then see afterwards if she needed anything else, perhaps she’d even pick something up for her two cats. it had been a rather productive day already-- and she felt like she’d be super happy to go home and relax for a little bit. even if there was a lot of shops in diagon alley to stop by, and she was running low on something’s including parchment. she zips the small pocket inside of her satchel, where she’d put her crystals into. as ocean hues glance upwards to see phoenix, what had been a friendly smile; faltered at the sight of the coffee spilling, and onto her friend’s hand. “it’s okay, the real question is are you alright? that looked like it hurt.” the blonde takes that as her cue, to finish zipping up her bag entirely. so that she could focus her attention on making sure phoenix was alright. “do you need me to take a look?” she inquires, to be fair either way she still would have offered anyway. “it wouldn’t be a problem. it’s an easy fix.” comes her promise, especially when she knew how to heal something like that and what to do. “you sure? i mean i’m also kind of in the way too. i might have picked the worst possible place to stop and make sure i wouldn’t lose my crystals. so it’s my fault just as much for being in a bad spot.” she was sure she looked like she felt bad because she did over the situation. also blaming the incident entirely on stopping right near the door.

an apologetic smile still written across her features. “don’t worry about it though. accidents happen.” it was just one of those things where she knew in a sense-- they were kind of bound to happen and you couldn’t really help that. but also that there wasn’t anything wrong with that. at the same time. merlin knew it happened to everyone. “if anything we can just say it’s both of our faults. your the one who spilt your coffee after all.. i can always get you another? or perhaps treat you to some florean’s?” had came the friendly offer, unable to not want to offer that. “i’ve done that so many times. it’s so hard to want to put a book down once you get started. especially if it’s really good.” which was coming from someone who was such a major bookworm and went through books so quickly, but always wanted to read more. probably explained why she had so many books. “i know when i’m reading it’s hard to get my attention. so i totally get it! even if this isn’t the ideal way to catch up with you. it’s still good to see you though, how have you been-- you know.. besides the coffee? good i would hope!”

   “likewise,” christian said, patting rory on the back.“it’s always nice to see the people you care about in one piece.”