#buntyforth

When Bunty comes back from work , she comes through the door and the whole pub just starts clapping and whistling. Bunty has no clue why, but she just smiles and waves it off. Aberforth starts hollering at everyone to knock it off and the guests start snickering to themselves.

Aberforth carefully drags Bunty to a back room by the hand and sighs.

Bunty: What’s with all the fuss?

Aberforth: About last night…

Bunty: *blushing* What about it?

Aberforth: They heard everything.

Bunty: *pale* Everything?

Aberforth: Everything.

Bunty: Wait, how do you know?

Aberforth: Aurelius.

Bunty: AURELIUS? Aurelius heard???

Aberforth: Everything.

Bunty: *nearly dies of embarrassment*

It wasn’t until a couple nights later, Bunty came home and the light from the fireplace was hitting just right on Aberforth, she took out her wand and cast the spell.

Aberforth: What was that for?

Bunty’s favorite nickname for Aberforth is “Abe” (obviously)

It took Newt a while to realize that Bunty was starting to fall for Aberforth. He started to notice that every time he sent her on a supply run, she didn’t come back as fast as she did in the past. He would ask her what kept her sometimes and at first she would slightly dismiss the question by saying she got distracted. Then, her excuses turned into her mentioning she was talking to Aberforth and she was sorry she lost track of time. Newt still didn’t think twice about it.

Newt got smacked in the face with the realization after Bunty started to make a habit of getting distracted while making converstion about what her and Aberforth talked about. Newt was use to Bunty talking about random things at work, usually he just tuned her out, but then she started to get overwhelmed with her iterations of the comments Aberforth made. She would mention a joke he said or something one of his customers said and next thing she knew, the animal she was feeding was sizing up to eat her without her notice. Newt told Tina about the constant mishaps at work and she just started giggling at his obliviousness. She told him eventually (when she got off the floor from laughing so hard).

Aberforth loves playing with Bunty’s hands. Just grabbing them, kissing them, and lightly touching her fingers randomly. Bunty is caught off guard everytime and always blushes.

Bunty, on the other hand, loves his face. She’ll just study his face while he works. He doesn’t talk much, so he’s made up for it with his facial expressions. Sometimes she’ll randomly grab his cheek gently and he’ll instinctively lean down so that she can kiss him. His forehead and his jaw are her go-tos. Then they both just go back to whatever they were doing prior.

Aberforth named one of the goat’s after her.

Aberforth gets even more grumpy when he’s sick and he becomes really agitated easily. Bunty is the only one that can tell him to go lay back down and he’ll instantly turn around without fussing.

Bunty took over the Hog’s Head Inn ONE time and never again. There’s a reason she doesn’t work with people.

Bunty took Aberforth to work with her one time and he just gently followed her around. He listened to her talk about each animal and their histories, smiling the whole time. She would tell him when to keep his distance and he would listen, then she would say “ok done” and he would continue his stroll. It was one of his favorite days. (He doesn’t get to take much time off work, but he tries to get someone he trusts to fill his spot for a few hours every few months for this reason only).

Bunty bought him a goat head pin for his vest and he wears it everyday at work.

Aberforth has a habit of seeing things in shop windows in Hogsmeade and just saying “Bunty would like that”. He then proceeds to buy that very item. She loves it every time without fail.

Bunty once convinced Aberforth to wear a matching sweater with her for two hours. There is no physical proof of this event.

Everyone in the bar knows to never disrespect Bunty or they’ll end up like Mundungus Fletcher.

Bunty let it slip that she loved him one night when he was cleaning glasses at the end of the day. She watched him as he became very still and she almost regret saying anything before he looked up at her and did a full teeth smile. Aberforth practically jumped over the countertop after that, racing to pick her up bridal style and kiss her as much as possible.

Aberforth asks Bunty to slow dance with him sometimes by the fireplace in Hogs Head Inn.

Aberforth can personally tell you how many freckles Bunty has.

Aberforth is a sweaty mess ALL DAY of the wedding. He’s agitated and he swears that his tie is crooked no matter how many times he casts a spell on it.

Albus is his best man (thanks to Bunty) and he keeps trying to convince his brother that everything is alright and that he looks fine. The more Albus talks, the more Aberforth gets sweaty and convinced everything is going wrong.

Eventually someone gets Bunty and she closes her eyes to come see him. Aberforth closes his eyes and tries his best to act like everything is ok.

Bunty: I thought the bride is suppose to be the one to go mad on the day of?

Aberforth explains that he just wanted everything to be perfect for her because that’s what she deserves. He doesn’t anyone or anything, especially himself to ruin it for her. Bunty just smiles at that thought.

After she assures him that he could do no wrong, he starts to breath again. They interlock fingers for one second before parting again. Aberforth quickly after goes to find Albus to continue the wedding.

They have an outdoor wedding and Newt is the man of honor with Pickett as ring bearer.

Albus gave Aberforth their parent’s old rings since he figured he would never get a chance to use them like he dreamed. Abe knew how much the rings meant to Albus so he took them with much appreciation.

Aberforth absolutely shed a tear when Bunty came down the aisle.

Bunty had memorized her vows and they made Aberforth cry even more than he was trying to, because he knew Bunty meant every beautiful word she said. Aberforth had his vows written down so that he wouldn’t forget to mention anything. They were shorter than hers but sweet. His vows managed to make Newt and Albus cry silently in the back.

Bunty gets a chance to dance with Jacob, Theseus, Newt, and Albus. Aberforth dances with Lally, Queenie, and Tina. It’s some of the most fun everyone has had in a while.

Abe and Albus had a chance to talk after while Bunty was dancing with Newt. Abe explained how he knew how much the rings meant to him and it was the first time he thanked his brother in years. Albus was just glad that his family still got a chance at happiness and he was able to be apart of it.

The food served is a combination of Aberforth’ special recipe and Kowalski baked goods. The cake was done by Jacob too and Queenie enchanted it to have little edible fondant beasts running around on the multiple tiers that leave little footprints in the frosting.

Aberforth marks this day as one of his happiest in his entire life and tries his best to capture and remember every instance. Especially the way that Bunty looks at every moment.

Bunty and Aberforth rarely argue, but every couple does at some point. Abe is always quick to apologize if he says something mean. Bunty is also really fast with her apologizes whether it was her fault or not. They’re arguments have never lasted more than a couple hours maximum.

Newt contacting Aberforth about a slight hiccup that happened at work. Aberforth running to find Bunty sleep at the infirmary, being treated for an almost severe bite on her arm. When she wakes up he’s sitting in the bedside chair, holding her hand and fast asleep. She could see the worry and stress on his face and it almost made her cry realizing how important she was to him.

Abe taking off his coat and wrapping it around Bunty so she won’t be cold. It makes her look smaller than she actually is and he adores it.

The first time Aberforth really talked about Ariana and what happened to her, he broke down crying. Bunty held him, with his head on her shoulder, and she just gently rubbed his back. Aberforth couldn’t remember the last time he had someone there to grieve with him about Ariana.

Aberforth always tries his best to remember the dates and anniversaries of everything that happened in their relationship. He knows how important the dates are to her and so he always has a gift put aside for that reason.

Because Abe can do spells without saying them, he started to teach Bunty more on defensive magic and in return she taught him more about herbology. 

Aberforth jumping through hoops to plan Bunty a surprise birthday party. He wanted it to be perfect and that meant he had to pretend like he didn’t get her much for her bday. He could tell that Bunty was slightly bummed about how her day was going and his secret didn’t make anything easier.

First she told him about Newt and how he had forgotten her birthday in total (the truth was, he hadn’t). She had grown used to his obliviousness in regards to her but it still stung. Then, Bunty led the conversation to how she thought they might be able to go out somewhere later but Abe explained he was sadly busy with the bar for the day. Bunty gave a sad smile and made her way upstairs alone. Aberforth almost broke on the spot as he watched her shoulders slump and tears form in her eyes when she acknowledged his “busy” schedule without fuss.

When Abe went upstairs later that day to find her, she had mysteriously disappeared. Aberforth found a note on the nightstand that read, “I understand you’re busy, so I went out on my own for a bit. Be back later. Love you.” -Bunty. This took Abe by surprise because all their friends were downstairs waiting for her in the dark. He was forced to tell everyone that they had to wait a little while longer, so they turned the lights back on and everybody got served drinks.

After a couple hours, the pub door opened and Bunty stepped in covered in muck and dirt but a smile on her face. Everyone stopped in their tracks and Bunty turned confused. Queenie was the only one to shout out, “surprise!” Aberforth made his way to her and pulled her to the side to explain the situation. Bunty had went out to play with beasts to make herself feel better. She was successful but dirty. She couldn’t believe that he had went through all this for her, she kissed him until Newt kindly cleared his throat. It was one of the best birthdays she ever had.

Bunty nervously taking Aberforth to her flat for the first time, she didn’t have visitors often. He was surprised to see how many random artifacts she had collected. Abe noticed that she owned at least 11 framed photos of her and Newt. Mostly them on their journeys over the years, and the pictures were perfectly spread throughout her flat. It made him a little jealous until he saw a picture of himself on her nightstand. She had apparently snuck a portrait of him while he was smiling at a book one morning at breakfast. When Abe asked her about it, she got flustered. Stuttering something about “how he looked quite fetching that morning” and how she “was sorry to invade his privacy like that”. Abe shrugged it off and when he got some free time, found an old photo of himself just for her.

Aberforth loves telling people that Bunty is his partner. Bunty is usually the first thing he brings up in a conversation, especially when he’s forced to talk to somebody.

After a month of knowing and talking to Bunty, Aberforth had grown to care deeply for her. He knew if anything happened to her, he would completely lose it. He was tired of losing people and he refused to lose Bunty too.