One ♣ action

[truebravery]

[Upon waking up, Neville slowly comes to realise three very important things.
1. He's in some kind of muggle house, in someone else's pyjamas.
2. He doesn't have his wand.
3. It doesn't matter either way because he can't do magic.

Three has him the most worried, and anyone inside 456 Stone Street will find him venturing cautiously about the house

Comments

[off_beet]

[Luna has wandered out from her new house at 452 Stone Street. She is wearing a pastel pink nightgown with rabbit slippers]

Hello Neville. Your outfit's quite charming.

[truebravery]

[Neville double-takes. He last saw you three and a half months ago when you were dragged off the train by Death Eaters.]

Luna! Y-You're alright! How did you escape from the Death Eaters?!

[off_beet]

[Luna smiles sadly]

Dobby was very brave.

[she looks around]

You don't remember? I was on my way back to school...

[truebravery]

Dobby- Harry's house-elf friend? [frown]

Last time I saw you, you were- were being pulled off the train at Christmas by those bloody Death Eaters- It's been almost four months since then. [ARE YOU ALL IN ONE PIECE, NEVILLE IS CONCERNED]

[truebravery]

[the lack of snake!nose fails to alert Neville to the Dark Presence]

You kn-know about muggles too!? Are you a wizard? Do you go to Hogwarts?

[truebravery]

[a frown and you can almost see the steel in Neville's spine asserting itself. Most Slytherins are the ones working with the Death Eaters, though Neville doesn't recognise him.] Neville Longbottom. What's yours?

[inheritedtales]

[Hermione had left earlier in the hope that the library would suddenly spring something more useful than a cookbook. Unfortunately, it still carried the same sterotypical book.

There was that indignant huff in place as she scuttled from it... Perhaps just in time to here Neville ask that question? No matter, she turns on her heel at the familiarity---]

Neville? Is that really you? [since... drones and all, really.]

[truebravery]

[His brain picks up on the familiar voice, but all Neville can do is stare as Hermione Granger approaches. For all he knew, she was off fighting the Dark Lord with Harry and Ron, but here she was too- maybe this was some kind of Death Eater kidnapping after all?]

H... Hermione?

[inheritedtales]

[There's a slight nod, but she's also grown used to that tone of Neville's over the years. She'd failed the whole trust thing once before---with Lupin , of course. But then again, this was Mayfield-- she didn't have her magic back and as far as she knew she'd been the only one from home for weeks. It couldn't be a trick to her, right?]

[She considered this and the predicament of arriving. It worked, back home, stating a statement only a few would know. If he needed convincing, perhaps that would do.]

That's right, Neville. [Flicker of a pause.] In our first year I used the full body binding spell on you, remember?

[Surely a death eater can't know that. She had another one, seeing him in St. Mungo's, but that was one she had tact enough not to use. And most things involving the Ministry had gotten exposed to a larger public than intended.]

[truebravery]

[He pauses. That's not something anyone other than Hermione or the other two would know] Yeah that's right. Right after I said I'd fight you if you and the others didn't go back to bed.

[A grin bursts across his face suddenly. Hermione's the first friendly face other than Luna's he's seen all day.] You are a sight for sore eyes, Hermione. What are you doing here?

[numbuh_one]

[Nigel peers suspiciously at the teenager that's stopped him, his arms crossed.

He looks REALLY harmless though, in those duckie PJs, so although he doesn't drop the hostile tone he would have used if Neville had looked significantly more dangerous, he doesn't rattle off a long list of accusations quite yet]

No, I haven't. Why are you in such a hurry to go to school? Teenagers, honestly.

[truebravery]

[Maybe Neville shouldn't have stopped this kid. He sounds bloody pissed off.]

Oh- no, I d-don't really want to get back there. Though- Yes, I suppose I sort of do. I mean. That is to say- [DEEP BREATH]

I just want to find anyone else that I know here. I just arrived.

1/2

[numbuh_one]

What? Make up your mind-

[what's with all the nerves, teenager. ARE YOU LYING??]

Uhm, if you know a person, why do you have to ask them anything? You're not blind, are you?

Unless...

[numbuh_one]

This "Hogwarts" school is actually more like a secret society!

[armywithcountry]

[Yeah, having a stranger wandering around in his house would set off the warning bells in Prussia's head even back home, and being back in Mayfield's only heightened his paranoia. The boy doesn't look like much, but he's going to unsheathe his sword and draw his gun silently anyway. He creeps up behind Neville and taps his shoulder with his blade, before barking out:]

You! You've got three seconds to explain what the fuck you're doing in here!

[truebravery]

[asdlkjasdfkjsd why would you even do that?

Neville trips over himself in fright, ending up tangled on the floor with the chair and looking up at Prussia with a glare that is half an attempt at bravery and mostly freaked. He attempts to explain himself as fast as he can]

I-I-I'm sorry, sir. I woke up in the bed upstairs- I'm not even sure what I'm doing in here. I don't mean any harm!

[armywithcountry]

[Prussia has been in Mayfield long enough to know that kids who seem harmless can be really not, man.

He stares down at Neville, then glances at one of the photos hanging on the wall.]

Huh, you're supposed to be my new son? Don't look like much, but as long as you're not Austrian, I can work with you. Welcome to Mayfield, the world's shittiest town.

[truebravery]

[Neville will... stare. For a very long time.]

I already have parents.