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| VIRGINIAAA!... we don't see you :( ½ EagleBrain ♥ Creeperdoodle ♥ Raven Dor ♥ Berry ♥ ½ Team House Elf SPOILER!!: Athena and Anthony Quote:
Originally Posted by JennMarie
Oh, there was a hand, Athena reached out and shook the woman's hand, " Nice to meet you Mrs. Brown and Zeke." she said looking down at the boy, offering her hand to him as well, he was a cute kid, and older, she liked the older kids cause they knew how to listen which was great on her end, and it was just him so far so as of now he was pretty much in charge!
not that she'd tell him that though. "of course i can do magic."
she said smiling brightly though no she didnt have a peacock. " i dont have a peacock, i do however have a shiny fox that maybe ill let you see later, sound good?" no harm in showing off her patronus, yeah? though if more kids showed up she probably couldnt do that. "How old are you Zeke?"
how old how old, she was guessing seven, eight maybe. this was fun..
if only the other voices stopped singing. Quote:
Originally Posted by Govoni Anthony listened to the banter between the two and grinned. It was nice to see that sort of relationship; the parent/child one. Though, it didn't make him long for something similar, as it never did when seeing these things. Perhaps he was just one of those people that wouldn't have children.
...and then Zeke was teaching him about his name...in an unnecessary sassy fashion, yes, but he wasn't a stranger to 'tude. 95 percent of the SA employees oozed the non-existent substance...and then there was Ferris Karten; the other 5 percent. Anthony never minded it...since he enjoyed sass in all it's varying degrees. "I apologize for getting it wrong, Zeke...but it is a very nice name." He paused to glance at Miss Browne.
Also, Zeke's reaction to the patronus was both comical and gratifying. Even if his questions that followed were a bit off the wall. "Patronuses are easy...when you're older and have had practice." Nod. "...and you'll get your own wand in just a couple of years."...meaning no, Anthony was not about to hand his wand over. Surely Miss Browne, nor Athena, would have appreciated that. With Athena's arrival, Anthony moved back, pulling and skimming the documentation. This was also good because it gave the two a chance to talk before Miss Browne headed off to work. To put her mind at ease...or to be reassured that they could handle her son. Hopefully. He was a wide-eyed child. Very curious. Very much a boy.
Everything did, in fact, look in order, though. All the spaces signed; "I"s dotted and "T"s crossed. Lifting his wand, Anthony performed a quick duplication spell, planning to take the copy to his office to be filed. "Well, ladies. I'm off. Miss Browne, you have a fantastic day at work...Athena, I'll see you in a bit." With a final smile, he pushed away from the desk and headed out the door, stopping to offer a wave to Zeke.
Now...he had an owl to send. Mrs. Browne? ...................................
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Emily refrained from snarky comments and death stares, but she was not at all pleased by this. She was not a Mrs. and had no intention of being one in the foreseeable future. Retracting her hand from the shake, Emily offered her a tight-lipped smile -- just a quick flash, before correcting her. "Ms... actually." Not married. Zeke nodded his head, agreeing with Anthony. "It is a nice name, but I'd have to put up with it even if I didn't like it." He was kinda stuck with it, unless he could change it. Which he could. People did that sort of thing.
Paaatrrrooonussss... those things, yes. They were cool. Super cool. Anthony hadn't answered his first question, and wasn't showing him again, so that was a defeat. On top of that, the man was going on about being older and having a wand... pffffffttt. Why wait? If he started learning now, then he could do it sooner. He shrugged, deciding the man was no fun. Maybe he'd have better luck with the lady person.
He took her hand and gave it a thorough shake, up and down, up and down... yep. She was already proving to be more useful, "Aawwweeesoommeee, you have to show me! HAVE to!" Foxes weren't as fancy as peacocks but they were a little bit cooler, maybe, he wasn't sure just yet. "I'm nine," he added, eyes on her, and the room and the wands in the room. He wanted one, now. He was even convinced that if he learnt how to cast a patt-patronus thingy that Emily would be proud of him, being resourceful and things.
Zeke turned as Anthony said he was going. Zeke was not a lady, did he not get a proper goodbye? Or would he see him again? Could he explore his office? Offices had cool things sometimes. He waved, regardless, to be polite - because he was that. "Of course, likewise, and thank you for your assistance," she replied at Anthony's farewell. She couldn't say she liked the Miss, but at least he wasn't marrying her off... Miss, she could live with. Now. Did she need to stay? Or could she get back to running her own department? "Was that all?" she asked, prompting Athena along.
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