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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 0:09:31 GMT -5
Zach smiled a little when she said that she learned everything from him. "Come on, maybe some of it, but you learned a lot by yourself as well," he said supportively. Sure, she had needed Ryan's help to do it, but they had worked well as a team, and she had contributed a lot to them working it out as well. "Plus, if you guys did fine at that and it's one of your weaker subjects, imagine how you can go when you get one of your strengths!"
He looked at her curiously when she said she might use it as leverage. "Oh really? Leverage for what?" he asked, impressed by her forethought. She seemed to know how to use things to get what she wanted as well, and he was glad to know that about her.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 0:17:37 GMT -5
She grinned, proudly. "I feel really good about it," she confided in him. "I think we really have a shot at winning it. And imagine how great this will be on my record! It will really help put my bad grades in the background." That was what she was hoping for, anyway. If she showed enough initiative, she'd be able to pack her resumé with enough extra circulars and bonus things like the tournament. Hopefully it would be enough.
"Well," she said shyly, dusting off Zach shoulder as if there were something on it. But really, she was avoiding eye contact with him. "For you, actually." Her eyes flickered nervously onto his and then away again.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 0:31:09 GMT -5
Zach nodded. "You definitely do. There's tough competition but you guys are definitely up there for it," he agreed. He was confident in Maggie's ability under pressure, even if she wasn't herself. "On your record? What are you hoping to do next year anyway?" he asked, as they hadn't talked about that yet. (ooh, drama.)
When she said it was for him, his eyes widened a little as he put two and two together. "You think... if you tell them you'll go to the debutante ball, they will be okay with you being with me, or something?" he asked, trying to piece it together.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 0:49:55 GMT -5
"We're totally going to take those Ravenclaws!" she said, feeling energized by Zach's encouragement. Everybody always thought Ravenclaws were the smartest at everything. Maggie was so ready to bust that myth. But her vibe was silenced at Zach's question, and her smile faltered, and then finally dropped. "Oh, I..." She took a deep breath. "I want to be an auror." She said it matter-of-factly, but still watched his reaction, hesitantly.
She was sort of surprised he had caught on so soon, but she nodded, undeterred. "Well, I certainly think it will help. Not that your charm wouldn't get you there on you own," she grinned, pinching his cheek. "But for everything that's going on with us, I need a safety net."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 1:31:49 GMT -5
When she mentioned she wanted to be an Auror, he laughed briefly at the ridiculousness of their situation. "Oh, wow. Well, that's hilarious," he said, grinning. He couldn't fault her for it, as that would be hypocritical - if she could deal with him being in the Black Army, he could deal with her being an Auror. He knew she wouldn't betray him to them, as he trusted her completely. It was quite amazing how far they had come in a short time.
That was a good idea, he thought. He was impressed at her thinking. "That's great. So I assume I'll be meeting them, then? I doubt my parents will be at all supportive of us," he commented, thinking through that. The thought was starting to creep into his head that they could possibly live together at some point, though - they were coming up to the end of their time at Hogwarts, after all.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 2:18:43 GMT -5
Maggie frowned at Zach. Sure, their situation was ironic, but hilarious? No, she wouldn't use that as a description. "Why do you think that's so funny? Do you doubt me, or something?" She was taking his comment rather personally. She'd been working her butt off since they'd gotten back to school, and it felt like he was mocking her.
She nodded, "Yeah that's the idea!" She grinned at him, ruffling his hair. "Just don't say anything about you-know-what, and I'm sure they'll love you. There's just a few kinks that'll need to be ironed out, is all." She tilted her head thoughtfully. She hadn't thought about Zach's family - she'd been too worried about introducing him to hers. "I guess that means I'll be kept a secret from them, too."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 10:17:17 GMT -5
Zach realised by her expression that she hadn't taken his laughing well. "Oh, I didn't mean you couldn't do it. I'm sure you'd be great at it," he said earnestly. "The reason I thought it was funny was because of the fact that our current paths are basically opposites, and yet we still want to be with each other. It'll definitely compromise both of our work. But it's worth it," he assured her. He was convinced of that now.
"You actually think they'll like me? Parents don't tend to take a natural liking to daughter's boyfriends," he pointed out skeptically. Black Army or not. But of course that would be a secret. "And yeah, I think so. But you're not missing much, trust me. They're not really on the friendly side to anyone who isn't a pureblood." People would say the same for Zach, too. "The only way they would be okay with us being together would be if we convinced them you were a pureblood, and that would require quite an elaborate backstory which wouldn't fall through if they investigated it." And anything like that had a lot of risk involved.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 19:34:14 GMT -5
Maggie's eyebrow stayed raised as she appraised Zach. She still didn't think the situation was all that funny, but she had been trying to make light of everything, so why should she punish Zach for doing the same thing? She let out a sigh. "I just hope we can continue to make the best of it," she said.
She tried her best not too look too dejected. She didn't really expect she would ever get to meet Zach's parents, but she hadn't ever imagined her future to be so complicated and dramatic. "Don't you have siblings?" she asked. She was pretty sure there were a couple of other Rosiers around the castle as well as Zach. She hadn't ever spoken to him about them, though. "That might make this whole thing difficult, too. Won't they know you're hiding something?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 20:41:42 GMT -5
It seemed that she wasn't feeling the humour of it, and so he pulled it back a bit. He put a hand on her shoulder softly, and brought her into a hug. "We will. We have each other, right? That's enough," he said gently.
"I do, yeah. A younger brother and younger sister. But we're not that close, if we are careful they shouldn't realise," he told her. "I just have to try and not act any differently around them. Which shouldn't be too hard..." he decided. It was then that he decided to mention what he had started thinking about. "You know... I don't know if you think it's too early to be thinking about this, but I was wondering about, uh... us getting a place together? I have money behind me from my parents, and we could get a place and say it was just for me... but then we would have to talk to your parents about it, too," he said, trying to gauge her reaction as he said it. Would she freak out? Or would she like the idea? "It's just, I want to be able to be closer to you, and be able to protect you more, you know?"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 20:59:48 GMT -5
It was strange to think of Zach an older brother. Of course, he had the protective trait down pat, but for some reason she thought he fit the bill of only child better. She nodded, assuring him that she was still up for their secret act. She was part way through thinking what it would feel like if she had to hide a relationship with Zach if her little sister was at school when she froze at his suggestion. "Wait, what?" Everything he was mentioning was too much, too fast. "Move in together? Us?" She was incredulous - the idea hadn't even crossed her mind. They were only a few weeks into being with each other. She stared at him for a moment, the idea turning over in her mind. "I don't know if my parents would ever go for that, Zach. Unless..." She thought back again to the advantage of the Debutante Ball. She bit her lip, trying to think of what her parents reactions might be, her mother especially. They would hate her, surely. Her father would be the most understanding of the situation, but only if he knew the entire truth. But she would never be able to him that. She let out a heavy sigh. "I don't know," she said, uncertainly. "I mean, of course I want to be close to you, but..." She trailed off, still thinking of her parents.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 21:24:34 GMT -5
Her reaction was one of nervousness and unsureness, which was fair enough. He had kind of sprung it on her a bit. "Sorry to just drop that on you. I was something I just started thinking about, and I thought I should share that with you rather than keeping it from you. It's okay if you think you wouldn't be ready for it," he told her gently. He didn't want to pressure her into anything, but he did think that if they had decided they were going to be together, there was a real possibility that they would get found out soon, and having their own place with their own protective charms would be a good way to keep that a secret. "If you want, we can just drop it for a while, until you're more comfortable thinking about it?" he suggested.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 21:31:16 GMT -5
She quickly shook her head. "No, I really do want to!" she reassured him. "I just need help with how to convince my parents it's the right decision for me. Obviously I can't tell them about, you know, everything. Maybe the deb ball will help convincing them though. Are you sure you could afford it? I would have to get a job, which shouldn't be a problem. But I'm not so sure I'd have my grandmother as a financial backer after that..." Her American grandparents were very wealthy, southern socialites and Maggie's grandmother had assured her that she would support her if Maggie wanted to live on her own after school.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 21:37:24 GMT -5
His eyes widened in surprise. He had thought for sure that she was scared of the idea and didn't want to think about it yet, but this was a surprise. "Really? That's great! How do you think the deb ball would help? Saying that you'll go to it if they let you move in with me or something? I don't want to make you damage the relationship with your mother and grandmother," he said, as he wanted her to be happy as well as be with him, and if she broke all ties with her family she might not be happy after that. "I can definitely afford a place, that's not an issue," he told her confidently.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 22:01:25 GMT -5
She smiled slightly at the look on his face. Even in this serious of conversation, she could still admire how handsome he was to her. It made her feel much more confident in her answer. "Something like that - I'm sure I'll be able to work it out. I have a couple of months to work out the kinks, anyway." She wrapped her arms around his torso. "And don't worry about that. I've already made my decision, and I chose you. I'm not backing out on that for them. You're what's important now." She felt only the slightest pang of self-consciousness as she spoke her words, but it quickly disappeared because she was telling the truth. Zach mattered more to her than anything else in the world. That much was obvious when she'd overlooked his affiliation with the Black Army just to be with him. She hugged him, tucking her head under his chin, with his tux jacket bunching inside her clenched fists. She just needed him to hold her, and comfort her. It was a big step they were making, and she was giving up a lot because of it. She knew something like this would eventually happen, and she hadn't expected it to happen so soon.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 22:44:24 GMT -5
Zach nodded and slipped his arms around her waist as she put hers around his neck. "I'm glad neither of us will back out of this. We went through enough to get to here eventually, after all," he chuckled lightly. "So when is this deb ball happening, anyway?" he asked, starting to think about how they could work out a place together. "Even if you can't arrange to move in until a bit later, I could get a place at any point and we could just see when you're ready to move in, when things are sorted out with your family," he suggested warmly. The idea of living with Maggie made him smile, just imagining being around her every day and waking up with her every morning.
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