timestamp : 11:54 , september 1st, 1950 location : the ministry, public & unwarded tagging : @broughtdawn
being at the ministry was a reminder of the way things had changed in the past six months, which is why thaxter often avoided going until he had to. however, making sure that his family was still safe, in as many ways as he could, was important. and so, the young man makes his way through the halls, more familiar with them then one might expect of a young quidditch player who should have no reason to be frequenting the government headquarters. despite the reason for his visit though, his steps are confident and the ever present smile, even if it isn’t quite so large as normal, is still present on his features. thaxter wood looks exactly like he ever has, like nothing has changed. like he had not just discussed the safety measures that were being kept in place for his little brother, and if there had been any threats made against his mother, if his grandparents were still likely unknown by whoever had tracked down the addairs.
but things have changed, and not just for him. it’s a remembrance of this and a pang of guilt when he notices the person who’s coming in the other direction down the hallway. still, like clockwork, the smile that had been on his face grows at the sight of fleamont potter. ‘ aye, monty ! ’ he cocks his head upward in a somewhat jerky nod of greeting, clapping a hand on the older’s shoulder. ‘ haven’t seen you in ages. ’ he pauses, swallowing, and takes a moment to come up with how to start the next thing he knew he had to say. the smile becomes slightly more serious, brows furrowing, but he looks fleamont in the eyes as he speaks, and the hand remains on his shoulder. ‘ sorry i, uh, didn’t reach out this summer. that was a shit thing to do. i just, er, had a lot on my mind. ’ he was sure fleamont had seen the headlines about his family, just like he had seen those about the potters. they didn’t have to name the events exactly if that’s not what monty wanted to do.












