a sheepish smile forms along her lips as she studies her boss, a man she had come to hold plenty of respect for, both as a coworker and as a friend. perhaps it was the lack of her own father ever being present or emotionally invested in her life, but moira clings to the paternal role models offered to her, from damien to professor flitwick and now mr weasley. shuffling up to sit up properly in her bed, thereās a momentary grimace as the shift of gravity causes a dull ache to press against the front of her forehead - she hoped the discharge would come quickly so she could rest at home, away from the clinical order of mungos. she preferred an energetic child and sleepless nights to this round the clock observation and pity offered to her - she did something good and brave, she wasnāt pitiful. she was a helper. "youāre too kind, mr weasley,ā smile softens as she looks to basilās gift of crepe paper flowers at the end of her bed, āi suppose i may take a little time to be at home once i am discharged. basil needs to be sure i am all better, heāll need to see me smiling and playing like normal otherwise that boy will be at my ankles like a knarl.ā a small laugh, a small piece of normality after the chaos that ensued prior. āiām a little sore, no longer need to be sick, thankfully - damien keeps bringing basil to see me, all my energy is being spent on him iām afraid, so i may not be on top form for you.ā
"Ā Ā please,Ā weāreĀ notĀ inĀ theĀ office.Ā callĀ meĀ arthur.Ā iĀ feelĀ oldĀ enoughĀ withoutĀ usĀ throwingĀ theĀ wordĀ misterĀ around.Ā Ā "Ā Ā formalitiesĀ haveĀ neverĀ beenĀ overlyĀ importantĀ toĀ arthur.Ā heĀ prefersĀ aĀ moreĀ personalĀ approachĀ andĀ thoughĀ currentĀ jobĀ positionĀ nowĀ demandsĀ aĀ levelĀ ofĀ professionalism,Ā heāsĀ sureĀ noĀ oneĀ hereĀ willĀ tell.Ā mrĀ weasleyĀ wasĀ hisĀ fatherĀ afterĀ all,Ā andĀ aĀ fineĀ manĀ atĀ that.Ā inĀ truth,Ā heĀ isnātĀ entirelyĀ convincedĀ heāsĀ doneĀ enoughĀ toĀ EARNĀ theĀ rightĀ toĀ useĀ theĀ sameĀ titleĀ himself.Ā handsĀ claspĀ together,Ā loweringĀ toĀ settleĀ inĀ hisĀ lapĀ whileĀ smileĀ daresĀ toĀ becomeĀ aĀ littleĀ moreĀ genuine.Ā Ā "Ā Ā finally,Ā weĀ agree.Ā familyĀ isĀ sacred.Ā weĀ mustĀ takeĀ everyĀ momentĀ weĀ canĀ whenĀ itāsĀ offered,Ā elseĀ weĀ missĀ theĀ mostĀ importantĀ milestones.Ā takeĀ theĀ timeĀ youĀ need.Ā iāllĀ seeĀ toĀ itĀ thatĀ itĀ doesnātĀ affectĀ yourĀ positionĀ orĀ yourĀ pay.Ā Ā "Ā Ā familyĀ was,Ā aboveĀ allĀ else,Ā theĀ singleĀ mostĀ importantĀ thingĀ toĀ arthur.Ā ifĀ heĀ couldĀ assistĀ inĀ helpingĀ thoseĀ closestĀ toĀ himĀ inĀ supportingĀ theirĀ own,Ā heĀ would,Ā evenĀ ifĀ itĀ temporarilyĀ costĀ himĀ anĀ exceptionalĀ worker.Ā aĀ smallĀ priceĀ toĀ pay,Ā heĀ believes.Ā Ā "Ā Ā iĀ wouldnātĀ haveĀ itĀ anyĀ otherĀ way.Ā thatāsĀ exactlyĀ whereĀ theĀ energyĀ shouldĀ be.  ⸻  iĀ wonātĀ keepĀ youĀ muchĀ longer.Ā thereĀ isĀ Ā ā¦Ā Ā aĀ lotĀ toĀ beĀ done.Ā Ā "Ā Ā heĀ speaksĀ inĀ aĀ codeĀ ofĀ sorts,Ā oneĀ onlyĀ theyĀ Ā &Ā Ā aĀ fewĀ othersĀ areĀ allowedĀ toĀ understand,Ā justĀ inĀ case.Ā itĀ wasĀ impossibleĀ toĀ everĀ knowĀ exactlyĀ whoĀ wasĀ listeningĀ in,Ā tryingĀ toĀ overhearĀ somethingĀ theyĀ shouldnāt.Ā Ā "Ā Ā butĀ youāllĀ tellĀ meĀ ifĀ thereāsĀ anythingĀ elseĀ iĀ canĀ do?Ā Ā "Ā @hopcflowered