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Jul 9, 2015 21:05:58 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 21:05:58 GMT
Alfred merely nodded, wringing his hands. In this past year, he had involved himself more with Muggles than he ever had in most of the years of his life. It was... not as bad as he had expected, in reality. It was interesting.
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Jul 9, 2015 21:15:42 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 21:15:42 GMT
"I'll ask at work tomorrow if anyone knows anywhere," she murmured, beginning to tidy the table.
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Jul 9, 2015 23:45:47 GMT
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Post by Copper on Jul 9, 2015 23:45:47 GMT
"I... Don't think that would be very advisable for me. There's loads of blood purists in my department; if anyone even breathes the word Muggle..."
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Jul 9, 2015 23:59:59 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 9, 2015 23:59:59 GMT
"No, I know," she said, placing a gentle hand on his arm. "I'll sort it. Don't worry."
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Jul 10, 2015 13:10:29 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 10, 2015 13:10:29 GMT
"Sometimes I can still feel her presence," Alfred said softly. "As if she never even left the house at all."
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Jul 10, 2015 21:28:14 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 10, 2015 21:28:14 GMT
"Maybe she is still here," she murmured. "Watching over us." It was a somewhat comforting thought.
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Jul 11, 2015 19:47:49 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 11, 2015 19:47:49 GMT
"We'll see her again someday," Alfred whispered. "Hopefully. Maybe she'll be happy to see us again."
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Jul 11, 2015 23:36:01 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 11, 2015 23:36:01 GMT
"Wherever she is now," Izzy sighed. "I hope... I just want her to be happy. She was miserable here because we... I failed her. So I hope now she's at peace." I just have to make sure that I don't fail Tessa in the same way.
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Jul 12, 2015 1:01:11 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 12, 2015 1:01:11 GMT
"Izzy..." Alfred's brows knit together. "Why would you think that you failed her?"
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Jul 12, 2015 17:25:10 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 12, 2015 17:25:10 GMT
"She wasn't happy," the woman muttered, staying her hands as they sought something to occupy them. "I was her mother. My only job was to make sure that she was happy."
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Jul 12, 2015 18:37:42 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 12, 2015 18:37:42 GMT
"Izzy," he said softly. "Your job was to care for her. And you did, until the end. There was no way for us to have intervened-- she was at school, we were here. For all we know, her depression started when she started this term."
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Jul 12, 2015 18:48:33 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 12, 2015 18:48:33 GMT
"I thought you might blame me," she spoke, voice unsteady. "You know the divorce rate for couples whose child has died is between 80 and 90 percent? B- because they start to blame each other. And I thought... You've always been a better parent than I have."
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Jul 12, 2015 18:50:27 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 12, 2015 18:50:27 GMT
"Don't speak like that, Izzy, you're starting to scare me," Alfred mumbled, a slight shake in his voice. "I'd never blame you. And you're a wonderful mother."
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Jul 12, 2015 18:54:23 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 12, 2015 18:54:23 GMT
"But how you've handled Tessa, it's just..." She shook her head, pressing the nail of her forefinger to her lower lip. "It doesn't matter. Forget I said anything."
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Jul 12, 2015 18:57:31 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 12, 2015 18:57:31 GMT
Alfred closed his eyes. "Just... don't blame yourself, Izzy. It wasn't your fault. I'm not sure if it was anyone's fault, for that matter. No one knew the cause, the circumstances... anything. No one was even there when it happened."
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Jul 12, 2015 19:10:52 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 12, 2015 19:10:52 GMT
Izzy's fingers drifted across her lower stomach. There was a familiar lump in her throat. "Everyone's moved on, Alfred. All of our friends have their own families to look after, and I'm still stuck here. And nobody understands what it's like."
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Jul 12, 2015 19:15:33 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 12, 2015 19:15:33 GMT
"...Stuck? Stuck where?" Alfred frowned. "You have your own family to look after as well. You've moved on as much as the rest of them have."
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Jul 12, 2015 19:28:50 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 12, 2015 19:28:50 GMT
"Grieving," she closed her eyes briefly. "I can't do anything without thinking about her. I keep on thinking back to the things we've done together. Like when we went round to June and Will's house last summer, and she sat reading whilst the others were talking. I sat next to her and she looked up and smiled at me. I smiled back. My little girl, smiling at me... She grew up so fast. I feel like I missed most of it."
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Jul 12, 2015 19:33:10 GMT
Post by Copper on Jul 12, 2015 19:33:10 GMT
Alfred rubbed at his temples, suddenly looking much older and much more exhausted than he really was. "Elizabeth grew up more quickly than most children. Too quickly. She was always so serious... we thought she was just mature for her age. But maybe... maybe it was something else."
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Jul 12, 2015 19:42:19 GMT
Post by Dawnmist on Jul 12, 2015 19:42:19 GMT
She turned, not meeting his gaze and staring instead at the floor. "What do you mean by something else?"
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