#aghgracie

@graciesgotwood

“Hello, Miss Wood. Fancy seeing you here at a prearranged time and place. I must resist the urge to talk about myself because I have to admit I’m wondering what your news that supersedes Quidditch might be. You have my attention.”

Gracie: Sup, Gramps?

Gracie: When you put it that way it just makes it sound like it’s a load of luck and a little bit of paying attention in Defense Against the Dark Arts. And maybe, maybe a tiny bit of stupidity and willingness to go charging into things to protect the people you love.

Gracie: I know, I know. Is it terrible that I was secretly hoping you’d say something different? I’m total rubbish at apologies. Just ask Hugo, I had to beg him to forgive me for not being able to tell him about Umbra existing the first time. Which – oh yeah, I invited Hugo, sorry not sorry about it. I guess while I’ve already got you here, I might as well ask you the same question I asked him, which is uh… did your dad ever teach you how to fake speak Parseltongue, the way your Uncle Ron did in the second war?

Gracie: I really am sorry, Jay. But there’s so much more at stake for you guys as the alums, and I thought we’d fly under the radar better if we left you out of it, at least at first. And I trust you – Merlin knows we all trust you – but who’s to say that telling one person now and assuming we all trust them can’t lead to the same happening later on down the line, but with someone we don’t all agree on, and someone that we can’t actually trust? I don’t want to be on the run like Lynn and Wilde, I want to be here, winning the Quidditch Cup!

Gracie: I wish I could take the credit for it being my idea, but it actually wasn’t. I got approached by someone else who was dumb enough to think I’D be a better leader than her. HA! As if. Maybe I should have just told her to do it in the first place, except everyone would eat her alive, she’s way too nice to take charge. But now I haven’t even started yet, and I’ve let Lynn down, I’ve let you down, I’ve let Rox and Lucy down – and Merlin knows what Hugo will even think when he finds out what a mess I’ve made. I wanted to do teamwork; I wanted to start small with the people I know best and trust most, plus the people who’ve been attacked before, and it already blew up in my face. I guess I just never prepared for the part where things went to shit so soon. Even if I do apologize to Lily, who says she and Rose’ll even care? I mean, what am I supposed to do, kick Rose out too if we can’t play nice and agree to all work together?

Gracie: I’m a mess, Cap, even with the pep talk. Which I appreciate, by the way. I just don’t know if I have what it takes to do it. You know I hate admitting defeat, and I don’t wanna fail, especially not when it’s something that matters this much, but maybe I just need to go ahead and turn it over to Roxy now before I do more harm than good.

James: Honestly? A lot of it is. Maybe a bit more than paying a little attention in DADA, but yes. Maybe we don't know what the bloody hell we're doing, but protecting our people? That's more important. To all of us. To who was in the first group, to whoever ends up in this group you're going to be leading. No one would agree who didn't feel that need.

James: I don't expect you to be sorry about that, Gracie. He should be in the group. He should know how to defend himself. He should've been in Umbra from the start. You making the decision to include him proves you know what you're doing already. -Uh... well, we used to act like we could do it all the time, when we were kids. Just sorta hissed at each other, but he never really taught us how? Gave him a bit of a laugh, but I don't think he took us very seriously. Unless we actually said something that made sense and only he could understand it.... No idea. There's not a book on it, or something?

James: You really don't need to say sorry, stop that. I get it. It was a pretty hard situation the first time, remember? It's hard, when we've all got different schedules, and it's hard to have meetings when half a group is still at school. And with some of us working at the Ministry, it's just a tricky situation. So you're doing what works right now. It makes sense.

James: OI! You haven't let anyone down, alright? Families fight, friends fight-- once this calms down, everything will work itself out. You've just to got remind everyone why you're doing this. You don't all have to get along all the time-- it'd be a miracle if that actually happened, and Merlin knows I didn't agree with everything everyone said the first time around, and I wasn't agreed with a lot of the time either, but your goal is the same. If Rose and Lily don't accept any apologies you make-- you move on, and continue with what you've decided to do. Rose is willful and a bloody pain in the arse sometimes, but to protect Hugo, to protect other members of our family, I think she'd be willing to set aside any personal differences she might have with you.

[PM]: I’m not any better, Wood. I’m older, yes, and I have a few months of Auror experience under my belt, but how the bloody hell do you really prepare for a war when you’re not even twenty yet? Or worse-- when you’re still a student. The best witches and wizards in history-- some of them couldn’t survive during the first and second time things like this happened. The best of the best. All we’ve got-- besides learning some flashy spells? Hope. Drive. The need to protect the people we love. You and I want the same thing. I’m nothing better, so remember that to start off, alright?

[PM]: What I think you’ll need to do next.... is probably apologize. Which I know might be easier said than done, because my family-- Rose especially-- really know how to stay angry when it comes to our people, but you... You’re Wood. You’re just as much family as anyone else. And if there’s anyone that could lead them right now, it’s you. Even if you’re too bloody hot-tempered for your own good. And I’m not saying you’re wrong for being angry, by the way. I don’t blame you for being pissed at Lily for telling me. Don’t particularly agree with the way you might’ve handled it, because she is my baby sister and her intentions were good, but I understand you. 

[PM]: But like I’ve told her, like I told Roxanne, like I’ll tell you and anyone else who needs to hear it -- you can’t lose sight of what this is all about. Fighting amongst each other will only make you weak as a group. 

[text]: Gracie? How did you even get my phone number?[text]: I promise  I won’t distract Oliver from the Quidditch game, even though I doubt one extra fan is going to make a huge difference.[text]: Besides, aren’t you playing Hufflepuff anyway? Please don’t hit me with your broomstick for saying this, but I bet he’s going to be cheering more for Leo than for Gryffindor anyway.[text]: But if you’re that worried, I can like...skip the game or something, to eliminate distractions.

Melanie: Hey, Captain. So I don't really know a lot of the people who were in the, um, the thing very well...So I guess you're the only person I have to talk to about this, besides Stella.

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Get’cha Head In the Game from High School Musical [because of Gracie + Quidditch obviously.]

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[text] Update: the eye girl has evolved into drawing pairs of eyes. I’m almost sure I can see yours drawn somewhere among the masses. I’d sleep with one eye open were I you O.o