| It's something I said, or someone I know. Or you called me up, maybe I wasn't home. |
[23 Aug 2009|09:57pm] |
[Kingsley's flat]
[evening]
[anyone, ATTN: Kingsley]
Hannah had avoided Kingsley as much as possible since his birthday party. She had his breakfast out when he was in the shower, his dinners ready by the time he got home, and then she would spend the rest of the time in her bedroom. Being uninvited to his birthday had hurt. She knew they weren't friends, but he had become almost like an overprotective uncle that she cared for deeply. Which made what she had to do even harder. In eight days she would be moving out and she hadn't even told Kingsley of her plans. Hannah didn't want to tell him on his birthday, but then she just kept putting it off, until she realized the day was just getting too close. She spent the day cooking a nice pot roast with roasted potatoes, green beans, carrots and cashews with a nice cookies and cream cake to soften the blow. This time instead of hiding in her room she sat at the kitchen table with dinner ready and waited for him.
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| All by myself, dont wanna be, all by myself anymore, all by myself |
[19 Aug 2009|10:26am] |
[Diagon Alley]
[late afternoon during Kingsley's party]
[anyone]
Hannah walked through the alley looking a little bored and maybe the slightest bit hurt. She knew that Kingsley wanted time alone with his friends and was still a little mad at her, but she still would have liked to have been invited to his birthday party. It was pretty clear from the way he suggested she go out and have fun that he didn't want her there. Harry was invited so she was left with some auror she had never met following her around. She tried talking to him, but all he did was nod and after awhile she just gave up. Per Kingsley's rules she wasn't allowed to go to Owyn's house, although she had to admit, she was almost upset enough to break that rule. But she didn't want to anger Kingsley so much that he kicked her out before she could move into her new place. Not that she even had a chance to tell him yet, she wanted to wait until after his birthday. She looked back at her auror companion and checked her watch. "Only a few more hours," she muttered quietly. Hannah gave a small sigh and walked over to a dress shop, looking at a pretty yellow dress inside.
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| All the women who are independent, throw your hands up at me |
[13 Aug 2009|12:00pm] |
[Fortesue's Ice Cream Parlor]
[mid day]
[anyone, ATTN: Megan and Astoria]
*drops letters off at the owlry for Megan and Astoria*
*stops to buy a Prophet and pick up flat pamphlets*
*walks into Fortescue's*
*Hannah Abbott as I live and breath! Come here!*
Fortie! *HUGS* It's been way too long! I've missed you!
*Me too Sunshine! What do you want? The usual? I've giving you the biggest sundae, take that table out front it will be right out. Are you meeting your special bloke today?*
No just a couple of mates, Megan Jones and Astoria Greengrass.
*You get comfortable and your sundae will be right there. It's so good to see you!*
*sits at a table out front and waits*
( Astoria )
( Megan )
*large sundae appears in front of her* Fortie I love you!
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| What we need to survive together alive. Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony. |
[01 Jul 2009|06:47pm] |
[Kingsley's Flat]
[Late afternoon]
[anyone]
Harry had picked Hannah up at the hospital and escorted her back to Kingsley's place, after a quick stop at the grocery store. Before leaving he handed her a bag of things he had restored from her flat and promised that he would work on recovering more. She smiled sadly and given him a hug, promising a large cake as soon as she could.
"Owl me or patronus me when ever you need someone, even if you hear a bump in the night ok Hannah," he said, giving her a kiss on the head. She nodded and watched him leave. It was her first night in the flat, and as happy as she was to be out of Mungo's she really wanted to be in her own bed. She appreciated Kingsley's offer, but it just didn't feel like home. Hannah dug through the bag Harry gave her and was glad to see some of her favorite things. Harry was sure to bring her favorite stuffed animal, a picture of her family and a few other things. When she found her precious cookbook at the bottom she hugged it tight to her. She ran into the kitchen and opened the cookbook up to the recipe she had wanted to try for Angie's party, which she would now use for either the shower or the reception.
"I think Kingsley would like this for dinner and I can test it out. This might work after all. OH! I'll make a dessert too! I wonder what Kingsley likes. I did see him eating pie."
Hannah dug out some raspberries and peaches and started the pie while cooking dinner. Cooking helped her feel a little bit more at home, she thought with a smile.
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| A job that slowly kills you, bruises that won't heal |
[25 Jun 2009|09:27am] |
[Mungo's Room 315]
[five am]
[Anyone, everyone!]
Hannah wasn't sure how long she had been out of it. She remembered smelling the smoke and the pain. There was a vague memory in her head of Roger and Don standing over her, their voices almost drowned out by the sound of fire crackling. There were a few moments she knew were real, a group of healers and nurses standing over her, the pain almost too much to bear. But everything seemed different now. Her weary body seemed to be relaxing on something soft and the pain was more dull then it had been the last time she remembered being awake. Her surroundings smelled overly clean and of bad coffee and she could hear faint whispers around her. Although she was tired, she wanted to see who was with her, to make sure they were friends and not someone out to finish her off. Hannah slowly opened her eyes, but it took a moment for the whiteness of the room to not seem so blinding. Her eyes had been shut for so long, and from what she could tell, one eye seemed swollen, that everything seemed a little blurry. She stared out at the faces waiting as the world came back into focus.
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| Where is the moment we needed the most, you kick up the leaves and the magic is lost |
[25 Jun 2009|07:53am] |
[Sugar n Spice, Hannahs Flat]
[3:05 am]
[Anya, Pansy, Roger, Don]
Hannah stifled a yawn as she sat at her kitchen table trying to work on the menu for all the events she was planning. Knowing Angie and Oliver as she did she wanted something down home, but also special and then it hit her. Macaroni and cheese with pruchetto and truffle oil. She wasn't sure which event it would be served at, but it was more then she had an hour ago when she started. It felt weird to her that she loved her work so much that she would stay up until three in the morning. Like tonight. But sometimes she had her best ideas in the middle of the night as she stared up at the moon. Although tonight was odd, because she couldn't see the moon and it seemed oddly still outside. Normally in the summer she could heard people coming and going, even this late or early, depending how you looked at it. But it almost seemed as if the entire city was asleep.
She walked over to her open window and looked outside at the street below. For a second Hannah thought she saw something moving, but when she looked more closely, all she could see were shadows. Suddenly Tuck jumped up on her bookcase and hissed at her front door. Startled, Hannah jumped up and stared at her front door. "Tuck, what has gotten into you?! Silly kitty, you scared me half to death." She walked over to Tuck and was attempting to coax him down when suddenly the door to her flat crashed open. Two hooded and masked figures stood in the doorway holding out their wands.
( You had a bad day, you're taking one down )
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| She was pure like snowflakes, no one could ever stain |
[17 Jun 2009|12:23am] |
[Sugar n Spice]
[evening]
[anyone, ATTN: Daphne]
And when you get the eggs can you drop this letter off at the owl post office, it's for Daphne Greengrass? You're the best Sammy! Now back to the problem at hand. How to make the perfect smores mocha. Even more important. How to make the chocolate covered smores taste like they are right out of the camp fire. Mocha first I think that's the easiest one to solve. Because all I need to do is....
*pulls espresso shot, adds hot milk, chocolate sauce, floats a huge spoonful of marshmallow fluff on top, drizzles chocolate sauce and crumbles graham crackers over it*
*stands back* Well it looks pretty...*tastes it* Hmmm...getting there. I think if we add a little fluff into the drink as well as floating on top...*remakes it* *tastes* YES! Perfect!
*turns and stares at the smores ingredients* Hello my little friends, please make this easy on me.
*pulls out wand, starts working*
( Ms. Daphne Greengrass )
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| Just let me state for the record, we're giving love in a family dose |
[13 May 2009|07:44pm] |
[Diagon Alley]
[late morning]
[anyone, ATTN: Megan, Owyn, anyone who wants to meet her parents]
Hannah waited nervously outside the Leaky Cauldron on the muggle side. She wasn't nervous because Julie was visiting, but because she was a muggle and didn't want to scare her off with all the magic. It had to be serious between Julie and her dad if he wanted to bring her into Diagon Alley. He wouldn't expose the wizarding world to a random muggle just for the fun of it. Hannah couldn't help but smile, he finally found someone after three years and she was thrilled for him. She would always love her mum, but the idea of having a mum, even if it was a step-mum, still made her happy. And Julie was always so sweet to her. The only thing Hannah regretted was that she was so busy she never had a chance to spend sometime alone with Julie. Although now that she was learning about the wizarding world, it was going to be a lot easier talking to her. She always felt like she was lying, trying not to give away too much of her life. When her father owled to tell her that he told Julie about Hannah and she didn't run screaming, it make her year. The visit to Diagon Alley had been Hannah's idea. If she was going to be part of the family, even if no one had said anything official about it, she still needed to learn about Hannahs life.
She checked her watch and paced quietly, and started to wonder where they were when she saw them walking hand in hand. Hannah ran over and gave them both a hug. "Oh it's so good to see you both! I have the entire day planned out. And Daddy, I owled Megan. I think it's time Julie meets your other daughter," Hannah laughed. "Don't worry Julie, Megan is just one of my best mates, practically a sister. We are going to start with breakfast at Sugar N Spice and then I'll take you round to all the shops. But first we want to get in."
"What about that bloke you're seeing," her father asked.
"Don't worry you'll meet him very soon. I did owl, but he's so busy with his new job I told him he shouldn't worry, we will do dinner with you two very soon. I promise Daddy. Oh! We're coming up on the Leaky Cauldron!"
"Be ready for this Jules, it's pretty amazing," Hannah's father said as he pointed at the Leaky Cauldron sign that magically appeared. Julie stared at it in wonder and then followed Hannah inside.
"That's Tom, he runs the best pub in Diagon Alley, also have great rooms if you two ever decide to stay."
"Oh hello Miss Hannah, this must be your Dad and his special lady friend eh? Well let me tell you this Hannah is a real gem. If I ever retire I want someone like her to run the place," Tom grinned at Hannah as she blushed.
"Tom! You're embarrassing me. Ok you two, this way." Hannah lead them out the back door and to a brick wall, where she pulled out her wand and tapped on a few bricks. Within second aan archway appeared and she looked up at her Dad and Julie with a huge grin, before leading them through the arch. "Welcome to Diagon Alley!"
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| You gotta roll with it, you gotta take your time, you gotta say what you say |
[30 Apr 2009|12:54am] |
[Sugar n Spice]
[Evening]
[anyone, ATTN:Owyn]
*crumples up parchment and tosses it on the growing pile next to the carton she's sitting on in the stock room* This is crazy, it's been almost two weeks, you would think by now I would have figured out the best way to apologize to him. Oh my word, I still can't believe I asked to see his...Come on Hannah focus. You can do this. It's just a letter.
*writes furiously, doesn't bother to read it over afraid she might crumple it up again*
*hands it to one of her people and sends the off to the post*
Now I can concentrate on some new cookies. Maybe a lemon sugar cookie with sprinkles that sparkle. And cakes that look like flower pots with candy flowers that grow out of them! And...hmm...I need a special drink. I can think of that later, first I must figure out how to make candy flowers grow. To the kitchen! *skips into the kitchen*
( Owyn )
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| Let's eat to the beat, A pizza hut a pizza hut, Kentucky fried chicken and a pizza hut |
[20 Apr 2009|01:52pm] |
[Flat]
[late afternoon]
[anyone, ATTN: Don]
Hannah was still moving slowly. Sunday was pure hell for her and she spent it in bed, she had hoped that by Monday the hangover would be gone. She was wrong. So. Very. Wrong. Although she was finally able to eat, fried chicken and juice. And it stayed down, which was better then Sunday when all she did was dry heave into her toilet. She wasn't one to stay never, but she could say with almost absolute certainty that she would never drink like that again. The worst part was that she didn't remember most of the night. It came back to her in horrifying flashes. Groping Owyn, telling the bar she was a virgin, getting sick in the bathroom as Owyn held her hair, asking to see his...banana. "No. I am never doing that again. Do you hear me Tuck, Puff? Never."
The buzzer on the oven went off and Hannah winced at the sound. The mashed potatoes, meatloaf, broccoli were done, and now the freshly baked rolls were done. It was going to be nice having company for dinner. Hannah set the table and went back to frosting her strawberry and vanilla layered cake while she waited for Don.
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| I see friends shaking hands sayin' how do you do, they're really sayin' I love you |
[14 Apr 2009|06:06pm] |
[Diagon Alley]
[late morning]
[anyone]
Hannah yawned as she dragged her hot pink suitcase across the cobbled walkway. She had been up since four in the morning waiting for the Knight Bus and any hope of sleep was gone when she found Anthony Goldstein snoring away. But it was worth it to spend a few days with her father and his special lady friend for Easter. Hannah was happy for them, Emma was adorable and her father seemed so happy. For the time being she was going to ignore the fact that she spotted womens clothing in her fathers closet. When they decided to tell her they had moved in together, she would pretend to be surprised. Of course she hadn't been surprised that her father insisted she bring Owyn next time she visited. Hannah would eventually get on that, but she was discovering that was one of the best parts about not living at home anymore, she could put things like that off. She made her way to her cafe but wasn't ready to go back to work. She loved the cafe more then anything, but they seemed to be running fine without her so why go back so soon. Hannah quickly walked toward the other cafe in Diagon alley before anyone inside Sugar n' Spice saw her.
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| I wanna be with you, if only for one night, to be the one whose in your arms |
[26 Mar 2009|09:37pm] |
[flat]
[evening, backdated to the 23rd]
[anyone, Attn: Owyn]
Hannah gave her wand one more flick and the pillows fell in place at the top of the bed. Her sheets were fresh and clean, her bed was made and despite the knot in her stomach, she was excited. Whether he decided to stay or not was his choice, but she was prepared either way. She always kept her flat neat and tidy, but she still spent the entire day cleaning like there was no tomorrow. She turned away from her bed and stared at the arm chair that was filled with her stuffed animals. Hannah still didn't know what to do with them. She tried putting them in her closet, but felt horribly guilty and pulled them back out. The only problem was she didn't want them seeing that she had a boy in her bed. It just seemed wrong, and she knew that Mr. Floppsy would definitely not approve. After arguing with herself, she grabbed a blanket and tossed it over the bed, hoping that Owyn would be distracted enough to not look under the blanket.
The timer on the food went off and Hannah ran into the kitchen to finish up dinner. She checked the clock for the millionth time and tried to control her breathing. "It's almost time Tuck and Puff. Now, there is a doggie coming over so I need you to behave yourselves. Both of you. This is a very big night for me." She checked the time again, before turning down the lights and lighting the candles that covered the mantle and table. Hannah smoothed her dress and fluffed her hair one last time before turning to stare at the door.
"It's almost show time..."
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| You've never been so nuts about a guy, you wanna laugh you wanna cry |
[23 Mar 2009|12:30pm] |
[Owl post building to Diagon Alley]
[mid day]
[anyone, Attn: Owyn]
*walks in and runs to the counter with a package*
Hi! I need you to deliver this to Owyn Monatague as fast as you can. The fastest owl, please. *looks like she might cry* If you have one that can move back in time, that would be preferable.
*clerk looks at her like she's crazy: Uh...sorry miss, but we don't have one like that. We do have a really fast one that I can send it out with...*
Yes, please! *takes the package and tapes ( note )
*hands everything over to the clerk and leaves*
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| Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do, subtle innuends follow |
[05 Mar 2009|09:18am] |
[Sugar n Spice]
[morning]
[anyone]
Hannah leaned on her counter and stared out at her cafe. She spent the last few weeks after the ball thinking. She knew she didn't have anything to worry about when Astoria Greengrass chose Owyn to dance with, but it still bothered her a little. Especially when she started thinking about all those rumors she heard about Pansy Parkinson. Hannah knew that she was a little prudish, she didn't mean to be. She was just cautious and embarrassed and didn't know how to do anything. And seeing Astoria dance with Owyn with out blushing or caring that he was touching her side, made her feel a little self conscious. It didn't help that almost every couple seemed to be all over each other at the ball; kissing and snogging and practically shagging on the dance floor. Hannah wasn't sure what to do or who to talk to. Or even how to talk about it.
'Even thinking about it is making me blush,' she thought, covering her cheeks with her hands.
"Tea," she sighed. "I need tea. Mum always said everything is better with tea."
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| Please, please exclamation point, I want to hold you in parentheses |
[28 Jan 2009|07:42pm] |
[Sugar n Spice]
[Evening]
[Anyone]
Hannah wandered around the almost empty cafe, occasionally taking peeks outside to watch the sparkly snow falling in the twilight. She loved winter, even if there were very few flowers, everything looked like it was covered in icing. Now that Christmas was over she had to concentrate on her Valentine's day bakery items. She already had a few ready, giant cherry cordial lava cakes, interlocked heart cookies, strawberry cheesecake, but she wanted something really special. Not just for the cafe, but also for the Sweetheart Ball that the Ministry was throwing. She had been invited on the committee and was in charge of food and decorations. And with the budget she was given, it was sure to be a big romantic hit. She sighed and slipped into a day dream, imagining herself in a beautiful dress dancing with Owyn. After a few minutes Hannah blushed and realized that she still had a ton of work to do. She made sure everyones drinks were filled and their needs met, before retreating behind the counter and pulling out her cake design sketch pad.
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[01 Jan 2009|08:33pm] |
[Sugar n Spice]
[Midday backdated to lockdown]
[Anyone]
*turns down the WWN after the special report*
*looks around her very packed, but quiet cafe*
*sighs*
This is so scary, I thought we were done with this. *hugs herself* Oh and Harry, he must be going out of his mind. *sniffles* I can't believe anyone would try and hurt Ginny and Cho, they're both so sweet and kind. Oh no! His puppies! I'll send a patronus to his landlady, she must have heard the news. I hate to think of those poor puppies sitting all alone and scared, their friend missing. I'll tell Harry to bring them to me, he needs to concentrate on finding them, not worry about feeding his dogs.
*sends out patronus to Harry's landlady*
*fidgets* *walks around refilling tea, passing out free cookies*
*wanders over to a window and looks out* This is not how we should be starting our New Year.
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| Have yourself a merry little Christmas |
[26 Dec 2008|06:38pm] |
[Christmas morning]
[n/a]
[Attn: Angelina, Alicia, Seamus, George, Oliver, Charlie, Ginny, Hermione, Harry, Tonks, Cho, Kingsley, Daphne, Pansy, Ernie, Megan, Owyn]
*owls fly in carry a basket of goodies for everyone*
*an owl follows the first owl dropping off a box full of hats for Ernie*
*an owl follows the first owl dropping off a gift certificate to a potions supply shop for Megan*
*an owl follows the first owl dropping off a box for Josie, a book of photographs of Australia and a handknit cable scarf for Owyn*
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| Make my wish come true, all I want for Christmas is....YOU |
[11 Dec 2008|08:26pm] |
[Sugar n Spice]
[afternoon]
[anyone]
She should be tired, she knew that, but there was something about Christmas time that kept her going even if she had been up since early morning. Or it could be the box of candy canes and multiple hot cocoas she had ingested through out the day. But really she didn't care, her dad has sent her some of her favorite muggle Christmas music and she was testing the new Christmas cookies for the year. The peppermint chocolate chip cookies were in, and so were the huge frosted sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies shaped like little men. She tried animating them, but after that she couldn't bring herself to eat one so it ran around the kitchen until one of her waitstaff accidentally stepped on him. His name was Stan.
Hannah sighed at the memory and turned her attention back to her eggnog swirl cookies when one of her favorite songs started to play. She couldn't help but blush, because up until now she just thought it was a great song and now it reminded her of someone. A very special someone who just days ago kissed her in the middle of the night one her couch. Hannah picked up her batter filled spoon and turned up her radio.
"I won't ask for much this Christmas, I don't even wish for snow, I'm just gonna keep on waiting underneath the mistletoe! I won't make a list and send it to the North Pole for Saint Nick! I won't even stay awake to hear those magic reindeers click, 'cause I just want you here tonight, holding on to me so tight! What more can I do? Baby all I want for Christmas is you," Hannah sang as she danced and clapped around the kitchen. She turned in a circle and pointed her spoon at the kitchen door, whipping cookie batter at the amused waiter standing in the doorway. "Oh my goodness Chad! I'm so sorry!"
"It's fine Hannah, really, I should know better when you're in the kitchen," he laughed, wiping the dough off his face. "I just wanted to let you know that the Christmas tree is here and it's huge."
"Really?! I'll be right out!" Hannah turned off her radio and put her spoon safely back in the bowl and headed out into the cafe to start decorating the tree.
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| I want you to want me, I need you to need me |
[05 Nov 2008|01:11am] |
[Hannah's Flat]
[Tuesday night]
[anyone, ATTN: Owyn]
*runs around her flat wearing this cleaning up and trying to make everything perfect*
*finishes garnishing the white chocolate raspberry cheescake*
*double checks the roast chicken and vegetables*
*checks for the fifth time to make sure that Rocky Horror is in the vhs player*
Ok Hannah, breath you can do this. It's just a date. In your flat. With a boy you like. Alone. *flails* *paces* Tuck, what was I thinking, I don't know if I can do this! I haven't been on a date in years and I haven't kissed that many boys and I bet he's kissed a lot of girls and I'm freaking out.
*Tuck stares at her then starts cleaning his butt* Thank you for all your support. Oh my gosh he's going to be here soon! *paces*
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