not what we were expecting [finn/abby/james]

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@finn & @abigail & @jams

he couldn't wait for the next few days to pass. he'd stopped being contagious in the last few days, which had meant he'd been allowed a visit from susan, and now he'd been told he could go home within the next few days if he kept improving. he still had the green and purplish tone to parts of his arms and neck but apart from the bumps that had scared on his back he'd come through lucky. though he still felt like he could fall asleep at the drop of a hat, he was done sneezing fire and coughing up lungs. thank merlin. he was sitting in a chair in the corner of his room, his legs curled under him as he had the medi wizards training guide open in his lap as he flicked through it for something to do, then at least he wouldn't be as behind in his training than the rest of his fellow trainees. there was nothing more boring than sitting in a hospital doing nothing so he'd been grateful when his parents had dropped some of his stuff off to him. hiding a yawn behind his hand he shifted in his seat and tugged his jacket closer as he glanced to the window in the room. he wasn't sure it wasn't just an enchanted wall to look like the outside but it was nice all the same.

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SO, Casey was sick. Abby didn't want to get sick either but she didn't really worry too much about that. Casey needed his buddies right now! Plus, Abby hadn't seen her friends in months. She'd heard about a spat between Casey and Fred and simply rolled her eyes. She hoped they'd work it out, but she didn't want to get involved with it one bit. She had her own fights to fight.

Abby had been doing great since around September when her birthday rolled around. Her and Addie decided to be there for each other once again and things were looking clearer. She had gone skydiving, jumped into her training, even gone out with a few guys she'd been involved with back at school. Everything was going great.

So, she made the time to come see Casey, bringing an obnoxious bunch of orange and blue flowers. "Casssssseeeyyyy, look at you," she cooed upon entering the room, holding the flowers out to him. "Aren't you adorable."


@finn
@jams
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Finn had seen Abby walking several strides ahead of him, but neglected to call out to her. He knew his friend had been a bit distant lately, but he didn’t have all the information of course. He wondered if it had anything to do with that Slytherin boy…..Nott, something or whatever. He knew that’d done their fair share of fooling around in broom closets back in their Hogwarts days, but he personally had never been too fond of the guy. If he found out that Nott had hurt Abby in some way, well he’d better watch himself. He entered the ward Casey was enclosed in and grinned. “You look a heck of a lot better than the last time I saw you,” he said as a way of greeting. It was true of course; the last time Casey and Finn had been together, Finn had been the one to bring him to Saint Mungos. Thankfully, Finn had not caught dragonpox from Casey and had not had to postpone his date with Dominique. Immediately, Finn spotted a card at Casey’s bedside and snatched at it. “Aww, a card from your girlfriend, how sweet Case,” he said, gently putting it back down. Really, Finn was glad Casey found someone, and he couldn’t judge him for her being a seventh year Ravenclaw, seeing as he was in the exact same situation, down to the house and all.

@jams you're next!
@abigail
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James was, as always, fashionably late to the meet up. Just the way he liked it. At this rate, James might as well have "always famously late" on his tombstone, because he doubted it could change this late in the game. James was headed up to see Casey, though he kept his eyes peeled in the halls of the hospital for any cute blondes with a half shaved head.

Finally James reached his best mate's room and stepped inside to see Finn and Abigail already there. Though, no Fred, which shouldn't have surprised him as much as it did. He wished terribly his friends could just get over whatever thing it was they had anissue over but he knew them: eventually it would all be bridge under the water.

James entered just as Finn was cracking a joke about Casey'a girlfriend. "Oh. Don't be jealous, Finny, you'll find yourself royalty one day, too." He teased his friend before looking at Casey. "Blimey, you look worse than usual." He looked at him with a sarcastically disgusted face. Next he looked at Abby. "But Abby, you look better than ever! Which is more than these two blokes can say!" It felt kind of odd being out of school and seeing most of his friends... it made James feel... old.

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@finn & @abigail & @jams

"Casssssseeeyyyy, look at you, Aren't you adorable." casey lifted his head a little and smiled when abby came into the room with an awfully wonderful bouquet of flowers for him. orange and yellow. he reached out to take them then set them down on the table next to the chair he was sitting in. "adorable? really abby?" he said as he covered his mouth to mask a cough as finn barreled into the room. “You look a heck of a lot better than the last time I saw you,” he made the move to stand up from the chair he was sitting in so he could greet his friends properly. he wouldn't hug them though, just in case. "i feel a heck of a lot better too" he said with a small smile as he ran his hand through his hair and moved to sit on the edge of the bed. "if you want to risk it .. take a seat?" he said, patting the bed as he folded his legs underneath him. “Aww, a card from your girlfriend, how sweet Case,” casey smiled slightly as he rested his chin on his hand and he smiled tiredly. susan had been in to see him as soon as she'd been allowed and they had been owling back and forth. "Oh. Don't be jealous, Finny, you'll find yourself royalty one day, too. Blimey, you look worse than usual." casey raised a brow as he looked at james and he rolled his eyes slightly, the smile still on his face. "well i'm sorry i didn't have time to pretty myself up" he said as he shifted slightly, more than happy to see his friends in that moment.

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Abby stuck her tongue out as Casey seemed to not enjoy her little 'adorable' comment. Then Finn arrived and Abby grinned at him, giving him a way. James came next, and Abby watched the door for Fred but... okaaay, apparently that fight was still a thing? Dumb. Anyway, Abby turned to James as he said she looked better than ever and she crossed to him, threw an arm and kissed him on the cheek. "Awe James, you're sweet. But I know you're only saying that because I could kick your a**," she laughed, then turned her attention back to the other boys, arm still around James.

"Awe, thanks for the offer Casey but I might have to keep my distance. Auror Training isn't easy," she chuckled, winking at Finn, "unless you get stationed at the castle with all of your friends like this kid."

@mai BOYS

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Finn shook his head at Abby’s comment. “Not all my friends anymore sadly,” he said with a small frown. Rai had left the school group as had Poe, so it wasn’t as much fun anymore. “You should come join me at school Abs,” he told her, nudging her lightly.


He turned back to Casey, who did seem rather tired still. “Well, if you’re happy mate then I’m happy for you. She has no idea what she’s getting into of course but hey, if she hasn’t gone running yet then that’s a good sign,” he said jokingly. “Isn’t your girl working here James? You know, I ran into her sister the other day and had a coffee with her. Nice girl, a bit on the quiet side though,” he informed the eldest Potter.

@jams next
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James smirked when Casey addressed him. "Aw, you know you don't have to get all pretty for me, mate," he said in a playfully mocking voice. James's smirk widened when Abby crossed over to him and flung an arm around him, as he did the same. When she planted a kiss on his cheek, he made a disgruntled face like a child would if their mother were kissing them in public. "Pfft. Yeah, yeah," he waved a hand dismissively at Abby.

"Keyword: yet," James piped in with a joking remark. "Don't do anything to scare her off, Case," he warned with his index finger pointed at Casey. When Finn spoke to James, he looked at his other friend. "She does. She's a healer in training," a thoughtful smile spread across his face at the thought of Natalia. "I've heard her sister is quiet. Then again, Nat was too, at one point." He shrugged. "Her sister is actually dating a Longbottom. Kind of like yours, Case," he looked back at Casey with a teasing smirk.

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@finn & @abigail & @jams

"Awe, thanks for the offer Casey but I might have to keep my distance. Auror Training isn't easy," he chuckled and rolled his eyes slightly. he thought back to when susan had been there with him. she hadn't been afraid of being close to him .. he nodded though. he understood, he wouldn't want to get close to someone who was suffering from what he had. if he could go back and pinpoint the moment he'd caught it he'd stay away then. "suit yourself" he said with a smile as he leaned his head back against his pillows, resting his hands in the pockets of his jacket and he pulled his legs up so they were bent. “Well, if you’re happy mate then I’m happy for you. She has no idea what she’s getting into of course but hey, if she hasn’t gone running yet then that’s a good sign,” he grinned slightly and shook his head. he didn't think he could scare susan away. she seemed just as willing to spend time with him as she was with him. "Keyword: yet, Don't do anything to scare her off, Case," he laughed and rolled his eyes again. "both of you focus more on your own love lives" he turned his head to look at abby. "so what's new in yours?" he knew about james and finns but he wasn't sure what was going on in abby's. "Her sister is actually dating a Longbottom. Kind of like yours, Case," he nodded. he didn't mind jayden, sure the kid could be a bit happy at times, he knew that he wouldn't go out of his way to make sao miserable. "yeah but jay is better than james anyday .. i'd worry if my sister dated someone like him" he teased as he reached his foot out to nudge james. his best friend had a bit of a reputation.

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Abby frowned back at Finn for a moment as he mentioned Rai not being there, of course she knew he meant Rai. Then he suggested she go to the school and she scoffed, "please. I have no desire to be tied down to that place right now," she said, trying to keep her tone light.

Abby chuckled as James waved her off dismissively, big surprise there. Then Casey was telling the boys to focus on their own love lives and Abby grinned and laughed. The conversation turned to sisters dating Longbottoms and Abby laughed loudly when Casey made the hit at James. "Damn right! Jayens a great kid, so is Phil. This guy," she pointed a thumb at James, "is trouble. And then here are Finn and I," she sighed, leaning her head on Finns shoulder dramatically, "all alone with no one but each other to hold."

@finn
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Finn said nothing to Abby’s comment, but made a note to talk about it with her later. There was something off about her comment, and his curiosity had been sparked. “My love life is nonexistant,” Finn declared, though that was only partially true. Sure, he and Dom realized that a love of eating food was not exactly the basis for a strong romantic relationship, but there had been that run-in with Emma, the pregnant girl in Diagon Alley. They’d had quite a thrilling first encounter as both had thought she had gone into labor but instead was put on bed rest with false labor pains. Finn made a mental note to visit her after his visit with Casey.


“Aw Abs, I will always be there to hold you,” he said jokingly, swinging an arm around his friends shoulder and planting a big kiss on the side of her head. He looked back at Casey with a grin. “So mate, you going to be up and about in time for this Yule Ball coming up?” he asked his friend with a cheeky laugh.

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James rolled his eyes at his friends as they poked fun at him, but he still smiled. He was totally used to that stuff by now. James kind of perked up when Abby said she was alone. James only had eyes for Natalia, but he was beyond glad that Abby wasn't seeing that Nott guy anymore. James didn't like the guy one bit. He perked up again when Finn mentioned a Yule Ball and took the chance to pick back at Casey. "Ooooh, yeah. A ball!" He made a funny voice and looked at Casey with a teasing smirk.

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