|
Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
|
|
last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
INACTIVE
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 11:33:43 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Nov 10, 2016 11:33:43 GMT -7
Christmas was just under a month away and already the spirit was evident throughout the castle. Hogwarts was always decorated wonderfully for the holiday, but with the visiting students Irina wasn’t surprised to see the prefects and teachers pulling out all of the stops. She walked down the grand staircase into the Entrance Hall, her hair tied back in a french braid and her warm winter cloak thrown on over black leggings and a red sweater. She could see the dozen pine trees being brought into the Great Hall, magically being held up perfectly straight. Already one of the Prefects was levitating gold and silver baubles onto the set up trees, while another was wrapping tinsel around a different tree.
Smiling to herself, Rina pushed open the doors of the castle and out into the wintry air. The sun was shining, the remnants of the snowfall still evident. She chuckled to herself, remembering what had happened during that little snowstorm. Dan had asked her to meet him by the ship, but didn’t say what they’d be getting up to. She looked ahead and saw her curly haired beau waiting. Her smile widening, she trotted up to him. “Hey,” she said, kissing him on the cheek in greeting. “So what are we up to today?” she asked him, leaning her head to one side.
@daniel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
last online Apr 25, 2024 5:01:36 GMT -7
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 12:05:45 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 12:05:45 GMT -7
Dan was wearing his all black with a brown fur coat look again, but he didn't mind being an outfit repeater. He had organized a little Hogsmeade outing for himself and Ri and he'd ask her to meet him be the ship... which would be the first time they'd seen each other since their little igloo excursion.
He didn't know why he was so nervous. I mean, come on, she was his girlfriend for heavens sakes! Still, his hands were shaking again and his heart was loud in his ears as he watched her approach the ship. He climbed down the stairs, waiting just beside it as she trotted over to him. "Hey," he said back, his cheek warming at the touch of her lips. "Well, I thought we'd have a little Christmas fun," he started, taking her hand and following the group headed to Hogsmeade.
"My mum is friends with the owner of the Broomsticks and their decorating today. I thought we'd help out," he explained.
Irina Rose Krum
|
|
|
|
|
Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
|
|
last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
INACTIVE
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 12:40:57 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Nov 10, 2016 12:40:57 GMT -7
Irina let him take her hand and lead her towards the swarms of people headed into Hogsmeade. “I do love Christmastime, especially decorating. It’ll be weird not going home for the holidays because of the Yule Ball,” she said with a small frown. Usually decorating the Krum family house was a Christmas Eve activity for the whole family; Irina was always in charge of the lights both on the tree and around the outside of their home. She wondered if their house would look dark and lonely this year; with her father on the judging panel of the Triwizard Tournament as well as being with the Ministry, he was required to attend the Yule Ball so of course their mother would be coming. That just left Nikolai, and presumably Magdalena out, which despite their snippy arguments she did want to see her brother for Christmas. “It sounds wonderful,” she told him, squeezing his hand.
It was then that she noticed the slight tremor in his hand. She looked up at Dan, frowning in concern. “Are you okay? You seem as nervous as you were on our first date,” she asked him curiously. They hadn’t been able to really spend much time together since they had given up their virginities to each other; she wondered if he had Post-Traumatic Sex Disorder. Regardless of how corny that sounded Irina snorted at her own thought bubble.
@daniel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
last online Apr 25, 2024 5:01:36 GMT -7
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 12:56:24 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 12:56:24 GMT -7
Dan grinned, "I know you do," he chimed in as she said that she loved Christmastime. He'd seen child Irina around that time of year before, and he knew how excitable she could get. She frowned a bit at the mention of not going home and he moved his hand to take hers as they walked. "Well, guess we'll just have to have our own Christmas celebration," he squeezed her hand and nudged her with his elbow. He was glad that she liked the idea of helping decorate in Hogsmeade. It was kind of making up for his not being able to go home to decorate as well.
As per usual, she noticed that his hands were trembling. She was always so intuitive to that... which was nice but maybe a tiny bit annoying. Simply because his pride didn't want her to notice. At her words, he shrugged his shoulders, not looking over at her. "I'm fi-" then she snorted and he looked over, raising an eyebrow, "what's so funny?"
Irina Rose Krum
|
|
|
|
|
Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
|
|
last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
INACTIVE
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 13:04:12 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Nov 10, 2016 13:04:12 GMT -7
Irina smiled and leaned over to kiss his cheek again. “That sounds perfect,” she told him, agreeing that his idea of their own Christmas celebration was very enticing. She knew her sisters regarded Dan as their second older brother, and Ripley at least was over the moon happy for them. She wish she had more time to spend with Tania but the youngest Krum seemed elusive. She hoped her baby sister was finding happiness too. Then there was Ripley, spending plenty of time with the Beauxbatons champion Emile. He was still showing his cocky side in class, especially after he won. But, she’d passed by the two of them in the hall once and he seemed….different. She just hoped it wasn’t an act.
“Do you really want to know?” she asked him coyly. At his nod she gave a small, knowing sigh. “You have PTSD,” she said, then lowered her voice so only he could hear her. “Post Traumatic Sex Disorder.” Her cheeks tinged pink; it was the first time she’d said what they had done out loud and it hung there in between them. She could think of only one way to help him out on this one, but she wasn't going to suggest that just yet,
@daniel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
last online Apr 25, 2024 5:01:36 GMT -7
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 13:26:00 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 13:26:00 GMT -7
Dan raised a quizzical brow at Irina when she asked if he really wanted to know. He nodded, waiting patiently. PTSD? What? He leaned in as she lowered her face, bringing his ear closer to her lips. After her explanation his jaw dropped and his eyes narrowed at her. His own face was on fire and bright red by now. "Irina. Rose. Krum," he said, his lip curving into a half-smiling smirk, he laughed. "Darling, please tell me there is a cure!?" he faux pleaded, stopping to take her other hand as well and to squeeze them both. He would play along with this, of course, even it if was a little bit true. He was slightly traumatized, but not in a way that made her the bad guy, no. He just was reduced to behaving as he did before they had taken several steps forward in their relationship. He was back to be an awkward child, but this time moving forward would go by more quickly.
Irina Rose Krum
|
|
|
|
|
Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
|
|
last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
INACTIVE
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 13:38:57 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Nov 10, 2016 13:38:57 GMT -7
Irina sighed, pretending to be dramatic. “It is a serious affliction my love, but we can get through this,” she told him, struggling terribly hard to keep a straight face. “I have studied this afflicting for the past...day, and I am afraid that is only one cure.” She paused again, and took a deep breath. “I’m sorry to tell you this. But...the only cure is to do it again,” she said, privately thinking to herself and again, and again. Her shoulders were shaking with the silent laughter and she knew it was only a matter of moments before it came bursting out. So she leaned in and kissed him quickly on the lips before bursting out laughing. She rested her forehead against his chest, trying to gain composure. “I’m sorry babe, I know it’s not funny,” she said, taking a deep breath before looking up at him. “But in all seriousness, we will get through this together,” she said, reaching down to take his hand again. She started walking towards Hogsmeade, looking back and tugging a little to get him to follow her.
@daniel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
last online Apr 25, 2024 5:01:36 GMT -7
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 13:48:46 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 13:48:46 GMT -7
Her dramatic sigh only made him smile more, but he held back from laughing as she continued. It was really, really hard not to laugh though. She was being so sweet, making a joke about his obvious distress, trying to make him feel better. He let a chuckle out as she said she'd been studying the disease for the past day and held her hands a little tighter. Then, she said what the only cure was and his jaw dropped, his eyes widened and his heart did that skipping thing again. Before he could speak she was kissing him and his shoulders relaxed a little, that new and yet somehow familiar sensation burning inside him as their lips touched-
But that was ruined by her bursting into laughter. Still, he found himself joining in, laughing just as hard and trying to catch his breath. Then she said she was sorry, how it wasn't funny, and he shook his head. "No, no. Don't be sorry. That actually made me feel a lot better," he admitted, accepting her taking his hand again. He nodded once as she said they'd get through this together but then, one last time... maybe, he pulled back on her hand to bring her back to him. "I can think of a few ways..." he smirked, leaning down to kiss her, maybe a little more fiercely than he should out in public, before releasing her again. "What's taking you so long? We've got a village to get to! Geez," he smirked, walking again.
Irina Rose Krum
|
|
|
|
|
Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
|
|
last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
INACTIVE
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 14:04:47 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Nov 10, 2016 14:04:47 GMT -7
Irina’s heartbeat quickened excitedly as she gave a small gasp when he pulled her back and brought his lips down to hers. She threw her arms around his neck and returned the kiss as eagerly. She let out a grumble of protest as he released her, but it was probably for the best. A few more seconds there and she’d be dragging him into the woods and they were more dignified than that! “Well, we’ll definitely have to try and get you that cure soon before its’ too late,” she said, feigning an innocent tone when her thoughts were anything but. She swung her arm back and forth, grinning over at him.
They reached the Three Broomsticks and Irina let Dan take the lead since the owners were his mothers’ friend. Though that meant they probably knew her father too, but this was Dan’s idea so she’d let him do the talking. “So where do we start?” she asked him, her excitement building. She removed her cloak and held it in her free arm, waiting for further instruction.
@daniel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
last online Apr 25, 2024 5:01:36 GMT -7
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 14:20:10 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 14:20:10 GMT -7
Dan nodded, his face faux serious as she said they had to get him the cure before it was too late. Soon they were at the Sticks, though, and she was asking where they were supposed to start. He held a finger up to her and left her for a moment to talk to the owner. Then he came back, hung his cloak, and turned to her with a large smile. "We're on wreathing duty. Creating wreaths on all the doors inside and all the windows outside," he held his hand out to her, "ready?" he grinned before leading her up the stairs. "You take the left side of the hall, I'll take the right!" he suggested.
Irina Rose Krum
|
|
|
|
|
Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
|
|
last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
INACTIVE
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 14:32:10 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Nov 10, 2016 14:32:10 GMT -7
Irina took his hand again as he led her upstairs. She usually forgot that the Three Broomsticks also doubled as an Inn, but it was similar to both Hogs Head and the Leaky Cauldron, so the more she thought about it the more it made sense. “I sense a competition coming my love,” she said, giving him a cheeky wink before pushing him into one of the doorways, rushing towards the first door. Of course she’d learned the wreath-making spell; she was a Christmas person after all. She twirled her wand in a clockwise circle, breathing in deeply the scent of pine and holly berries as it came to fruition. She moved onto the next door, creating one with pinecones this time, and continued moving down the hall. She added different colored bows to each wreath as well, making sure every one of them was different. She finally got to the last door and smiled satisfactorily as she added the golden bow with a flourish. “Finished!” she called over to him.
@daniel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
last online Apr 25, 2024 5:01:36 GMT -7
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 14:39:12 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 14:39:12 GMT -7
Dan grinned as she said she sensed a competition, he was thinking the same thing, but then he was being shoved and she ran. He stumbled into the room, before catching his feet. He groaned, half laughing as he pushed himself back into the hallway, rushing to catch up on his side of the hallway. He was a perfectionist, though, so he didn't rush his work. He made everyone different like she did, it was more fun and nice looking that way. She finished three doors ahead of him and he glared at her momentarily, "all right, all right Christmas Queen. You win. Now help me finish my last two," he demanded, nodding to the ones he had left. If he played it right, they'd end up at the last door at the same time and have to finish one together.
Irina Rose Krum
|
|
|
|
|
Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
|
|
last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
INACTIVE
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 14:48:20 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Nov 10, 2016 14:48:20 GMT -7
Irina performed a three second happy winning dance, twirling around on the spot before walking over to his side of the hall. “I suppose I can help you finish, slowpoke,” she said, pretending to sound exasperated before giving him a wink. Taking her time with this one, she made the wreath a little bigger than the other ones she had made. She paused, tapping her wand on the side of her head, thinking of what to put on it. She finally pointed her wand and made little peppermints appear sporadically in the needles. Tiny pine cones appeared in pairs next to the peppermints to offset the bright colors. She then added a big red bow with a silver glistening trim as a final touch. Smiling a little, she moved to the last door the same time Dan did. She reached over and slid her arm around his waist. “Together?” she asked him with a small smile.
@daniel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
last online Apr 25, 2024 5:01:36 GMT -7
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 15:01:13 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 15:01:13 GMT -7
Dan's eyes un-narrowed as she said she would help him, accompanied by that wink of hers. Soon they found each other at the last door and he turned to look at her, eyebrow raised as she suggested that they finish the last wreath together. "Deal," he said, then he lifted his wand. He made his own wreath weave with hers and added his own touches to match and compliment hers. When they were finished he turned to her, smiling. "Beautiful," then he was kissing her, not minding the wands in their hands as he pushed the door open and pulled her inside. He shut it behind them and looked at the bed, then turned to raise an eyebrow at her. "About time for that cure, isn't it?" his confidence wasn't an act, actually. He really did feel like he could do this. And, well, why not?
Irina Rose Krum (we can just speed through this part and go on with the day XD)
|
|
|
|
|
Irina Rose Krum
HOGWARTS ALUM CURSE BREAKER CLAIRVOYANT
1,406 posts
played by Lisa
|
|
last online Dec 26, 2023 10:08:39 GMT -7
INACTIVE
|
|
|
Nov 10, 2016 15:12:08 GMT -7
Post by Irina Rose Krum on Nov 10, 2016 15:12:08 GMT -7
Irina was very pleasantly surprised at Dans’ growing confidence and had been more than happy to oblige in providing the cure. She was still slightly out of breath as she pulled her pants back on and gently threw his own onto his lap. “I very much enjoy helping you find the cure, and I am more than happy to continue your therapy later on,” she said, reaching over and kissing him quickly before hopping off the bed. Grabbing her wand off the floor, she peeked at her reflection in the mirror and fixed her braid; more than a few loose strands had fallen out. She looked down at a mark between the nape of her neck and her collarbone. “You gave me a hickey!” she exclaimed, laughing. “Impressive work,” she told him, smirking over at him. She reached over and grabbed both of his hands. “So let’s remember, Room Ten is empty, it’s the one with the special wreath.” She led him back outside the room after peeking to make sure nobody else was on the landing. “So, window wreaths,” she said, looking back at him with her eyebrow raised.
@daniel
|
|
|
|