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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 9:55:30 GMT
I apparate to where Speare Mansion used to be, not knowing where else to find her and stamp my foot in frustration when she's not there even though it was completely irrational to expect her to be here just because I needed to talk to her.
"MADDIE SPEARE!" I roar, knowing it was pointless but doing it all the same, "GET HERE RIGHT NOW!"
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 18:54:29 GMT
"WHAT!?" I yell back, coming up behind him.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 18:56:01 GMT
"Madeline Jane Marie Speare what the hell were you thinking?" I growl, "I met your boyfriend! Hunt! Christopher Hunt! What the fuck was going through your head?"
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 19:01:26 GMT
"First off, Charles Keiran Owens, what is going on? What the bloody hell are you talking about?!"
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 19:03:04 GMT
"What is going on...your boyfriend! You didn't-...you didn't tell me-...Hunt? Jesus Christ...Maddie..." I say, trying to keep my voice level.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 19:12:51 GMT
"Yeah, Ian Hunt. What's the matter? I thought you knew."
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 19:16:40 GMT
"I didn't know his surname. I didn't know this was Christopher Hunt we were talking about." I groan, tangling a hand frustratedly in my hair, "Do you not-...all the-...HE KILLED MY FAMILY!" I suddenly explode out, "Logan Andrews and Christopher Hunt killed my daughter! And he's your boyfriend! Excuse me for freaking out!"
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 19:19:47 GMT
I feel the color drain from my face."What? What?! No...no. No! He..no he didn't..he..." I shake my head not willing to believe it. "Oh god...no."
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 19:24:27 GMT
I stand there, breathing heavily from saying it without meaning to, "I walked in on them. They didn't kill my family, they destroyed them. Ripped them to shreds." I growl, "Hunt hexed me before I could do anything, Andrews was all for killing me too. Hunt spared me, mercy. Laughable. The notion of mercy. I'd have rather died with my family than live like I did with them gone. I thought I would never see them again and I turn up here and-...he's your boyfriend! Hunt is your boyfriend after he did that...I-...you love him. I'm supposed to protect him from the death eaters...his allies, who are after him. I don't-..." I stop speaking, voice disappearing.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 19:27:29 GMT
Your mother screamed, oh did she scream. And your father....well they never found his body did they?Logan's voice taunts me.
"Just like mum..." I mutter horrified. I felt sick, I felt like someone had shoved a bludger down my throat.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 19:34:54 GMT
I pause, absorbing what she said, thinking, "I don't know about you...but I feel quite ill."
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 19:36:22 GMT
"Yeah, you and me both." I mutter quietly sinking down to the floor, my back against a tree.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 19:38:40 GMT
"I'm sorry for yelling at you like that. I just-...sorry." I mutter, ramming my hands in my pockets.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 19:41:47 GMT
"You had every right to." I say looking down at the ground, that sick feeling still in the pit of my stomach.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 19:45:01 GMT
"Not at you. I should be yelling at-..." I clench my fists, "The bastard couldn't look at me. He couldn't fucking look at me."
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 19:46:58 GMT
My head snaps up,"You talked to him? When? Where?! Charlie what the hell happened?!"
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 19:52:35 GMT
"Today. I tracked him down. I was bored. Thought I'd finally meet the guy I was supposed to be looking out for-...and I-...I-...I realised who it was and he realised who I was and kind of said 'oh' and that was about it-..." I stop, attempting to control my shaking breathing, "There was a lot of shouting after that. And some hexes-..." I roll up my sleeve to show her the large burn, still raw and weeping on my arm, "And he got my back as well. I got his neck though. And all over his hands and forearms. He came off worse, I think. And then a shop keeper broke it up." I finish quietly, "And I came to find you. And he just apparated off somewhere. If I knew where, I'd have gone after him but I didn't so I couldn't."
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 19:59:04 GMT
I stand up walking towards him, trying to stop myself from shaking. I put a hand on the burn, then turn back reaching for a small container I kept in my cloak. I rip a peice of my cloak off dabbing the potion on his arm,"This is gonna burn." I mutter.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 20:00:09 GMT
"It's already burnt." I mutter bitterly.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 20:06:59 GMT
I nod mutely ripping another piece of my cloak wrapping it around his arm.
I had no clue who to be more worried about, Charlie, my cousin, my family, my hero.
Or Ian, my boyfriend, the love of my life. My thoughts were racing, and Logan's voice wasn't helping.
I heard you were the one who found your mum...she screamed. Oh did she scream.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 20:09:14 GMT
"I'm sorry." I say quietly, "I didn't mean to turn up again and spoil everything."
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 20:13:18 GMT
"You didn't spoil anything. And I'm glad your here, I need you now more then ever." I whisper pulling out the letter.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 20:14:01 GMT
I look cautiously at the letter, then back at her, "What do you mean?" I ask quietly.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 20:19:20 GMT
I wordlessly hand him the letter.
Dear Miss Speare,
We are sorry to inform you but as of early this morning the four bodies of:
Benjamin Peter Warren, Sally Amelia Warren-Speare,
Kylie Julia Warren and Anthoney Charles Warren
where found dead in their home.
We are extremely sorry for your loss and we will need you to come down and identfy their bodies.
The Minister of Magic
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 20:35:20 GMT
I clap a hand over my mouth, practically shoving the letter back into her hands, as if it would contaminate me if I stayed holding it, "No." I say firmly after a moment. "That's not right."
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 20:37:12 GMT
I fold the letter and put it back in my pocket."They...they didn't find Aunt Gilly's body Charlie." I mutter trying hard to keep my voice steady.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 20:45:17 GMT
"No." I repeat louder, "That's wrong! It's wrong! They've got them mixed up with someone else!"
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 20:49:51 GMT
"Charlie, it's them." I say over his voice."It's them." I say lowering my head.
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Post by Charlie Owens on Jul 27, 2007 20:53:42 GMT
Now Charlie, we have something to tell you. We know how close you and Davey were, but there are something he didn't want to share with you-...
Dad, what do you mean, were?
Davey passed away in his sleep, Charlie. He's been very sick for a very long time...
Instantly every conversation I'd ever had informing me I'd lost someone played out in my head, my parents explaining about Davey when I was 16...walking in on Gracie and Jen's bodies...Yumi telling me about Gid and Fay...
"No! It's wrong! It's a letter! It's wrong!" I say, louder still.
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Post by Madeline Speare on Jul 27, 2007 21:17:44 GMT
I take his face in my hands making him look down at me."Charlie look at me! Look at me!" I say tears forming in my eyes,"It's them, it was I went down there earlier...Charlie."
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