A Star Is Born (Phil)

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-Multi-Date thread to get us caught up in February-

Andy had only been back for two days, but she already felt much better. Just being back at the school, which was basically her sanctuary from her family her whole life, was reassuring. She had new family now, of course, that she didn’t need a sanctuary from, but it was still a special place to her. Plus, having homework to do and a place to garden was working wonders for her mental state, as well as giving her strength physically that she had lost.

She had scars now that wouldn’t go away, a large mark on her face that hadn’t healed as well as many cuts on her arms from Desiraes enchanted glass last year. She was skinnier than before from lack of nourishment as well as letting the stress and panic inside her take her over in January. She was already a skinny girl, so it was shocking how she looked now.

She had just finished her second day of classes and was waiting outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts room for Phil.

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@lestrange

As soon as the professor excused the class, Phil was up and out of his seat and out the door. He nearly ran into Andy standing next to the door. A smile broke out across his face.

"Hey." He let his hand drop to find hers. His anxiety retreated at the familar feeling of her hand in his. He knew she could take care of herself, mostly. He also knew that she would ask for help if she needed it. His anxiety was more of a... need to be near her. He had felt the same thing in Brazil, but now he could do something about it. And he would every second he could. "How was class?" Curiosity weaved through his inflection. The couple only had a few classes seperate, something Phil was irked about but couldn't do anything but blame himself. He had to take specialty classes to get caught up on what he missed from his time in Brazil. True, he was now decades ahead of all his peers in Herbology and Potion making, but charms? He had missed nearly 3 months.

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Their hands fell easily together, and they didn't skip a beat. She smiled back at him im greeting, but didn't say anything at first. Then he asked her how class was, and she smiled, nodding. "It was great, it's just nice to be back in school," she said softly. Her voice had grown much softer since being back at school. "And yours? she asked. She was sure that she was missing important information by skipping out on Defense but... She stood by her decision not to go back to it.

She walked quickly with him in order to avoid the rush of students coming out of the classroom. There were some people she had avoided successfully, and she wanted to keep it that way. At least for a little while. It was just easier this way while she was trying to avoid stressful situations.

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@lestrange

Phil knew that Andy wanted to stay away from Defense Against the Dark Arts. That was just fine with him in theory. But in practice.. he missed her. However, he respected her choice and wouldn't make her feel bad for it. "Class was fine, I may have filled up a few pages full of doodles of the fly buzzing on my desk, but that is fine. The lesson was interesting enough." He shrugged as he said it.

They continued to walk, heading for the grounds. They each had a break in their schedules now, Phil loved being outside, and since coming back to school, Andy seemed to love it more as well. Students streamed passed them, on their way to class or the library, all ignored the couple. Phil enjoyed the feeling of being in the middle of everything, yet complete invisible. He had been incredibly visibile everywhere he went in Brazil, everyone staring, or stopping to ask him a question. True, he did enjoy attention as well, but it got overwhelming.

"Do you have any homework to do?" he asked. There wasn't much need for a ton of conversation between the two of them, not at the moment anywhere. He was content to just be holding her hand.

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Andy smirked, amused as he mentioned the doodles. "Was it a cute fly?" she said with a small chuckle. "I want to see the doodles," she added, giving him a little nudge with her elbow.

Stepping outside was one of the best feelings. The fresh air, the colors, the sky. She squeeze his hand as they stepped outside, taking a deep breath in. before reaching her opposite hand across herself to hold onto his arm, pulling his hand to hold even closer. He asked about homework and she nodded, grinning, "yes! A lot, actually," she said, her voice excited but still soft. "I have a lot to catch up on," she admitted, "maybe we can snuggle up and do some tonight," she suggested, leaning over to nuzzle her nose against his neck for a moment.

@philiplongbottom
(your girlfriend is real touchy feely, apparently.)

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@lestrange

He hadn't thought that he could love Andy any more than he did. But for some reason, seeing her excitement, simply at being outside, caused a swell of love in his chest that was hard to contain. She held onto his arm very tightly and he couldn't really help but pull his arm from her grip so he could wrap it around her shoulders and pull her closer.

"I would like that, though I wish we could skip the homework part." he sighed. "Maybe we could work on some of it now and you could help me with this charms stuff, maybe history of magic too, I don't know how professor Binns can make history so boring!" He waved his free hand in exasperation then paused with her next to a tree. This seemed like a good spot to take a break so he sat down, patting the grass next to him.

(Trust me, I don't mind.)
(Also, what is our order of posts?
We had a few ideas
- first day back
- Hogsmead
- Mama bear Phil
- Running from class

Not to mention Love Fern and Violin Lessons (which I have an excellent idea for) in seperate threads)

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He moved his arm away and for a brief second she panicked, until he wrapped it around her shoulders instead. That was fine! He said he wanted to skip the homework part, but she didn't say anything about that right away. She was... a little scared to be with him without having something to do. She loved him, of course, and wanted closeness but was still nervous about deeper levels of intimacy. Even snogging for a lengthy amount of time without interruption freaked her out right now. She didn't know why, but she was sort of avoiding those situations altogether...

She laughed, "I honestly don't know," she answered, in reference to Professor Binns. "But yes, I'll help with charms. History of Magic... well, you'll just have to suffer through it." She wasn't in that class, either. She breathed in the air again and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "We only have about twenty minutes before our next class," she reminded him.


(Hahhaa OH YEAH LOVE FERN YES. Okay, I think that is the right order... and we can start those separate threads whenever, I don't really care if we have three hahaha.

And you better not mind ;))

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@lestrange

Andy was different now. He loved her all the same, but it was a little hard to get used to. He felt like he was on a muggle roller coaster and was being whipped back and forth. No touching, no friends, suddenly friends, suddenly snogging in the woods, romantic letters, incredibily close, crazy, now somewhat reserved. He accepted her in each of those stages, but he was hoping that one of them might stay for a while so he had an idea of what he could expect. Of course, if he seriously considered it, he didn't mind any of them so long as he got to spend them with Andy.

"You have always been better at charms anyway." he muttered as he leaned against the tree. His eyes closed to block out the snulight filtered through the leaves. "Maybe we should just skip out on all the homework and take a nap." He was really keen on the idea of no homework. The thought of just enjoying this perfect day was too tempting.

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Classic Phil, complimenting her when it wasn't even necessary. He leaned against the tree and she moved to lean against him, pressing her lips into his shoulder an closing her own eyes for a moment. When he suggested a nap she just nodded slightly and stayed put... but only for a few seconds before sighing and turning her face to his neck. She kissed once their, then his cheek, before moving her head back onto his shoulder, "okay, maybe just a short one before class."

But they really didn't have that much time, eventually they would have to go back to school, the real world, and all those people. Sometimes she wished they could just move together to the middle of nowhere in Africa.

(wanna close this one out and start Hogsmead? or should we skip Hogsmead and do mama bear phil? ... what was that again hahahah)

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@lestrange
Hogsmead Trip

A consistent wind whipped the trees out on the grounds, threatening to tear the leaves off of the branches. The sky was gray, but no rain fell. Yet. Phil was just grabbing his scarf and stuffing an extra cloak in his bag when he glanced at the time. His eyes went wide. They were leaving for Hogsmead right now, and Andy was probably down there waiting for him! He grabbed a handful of coins then raced out down the stairs, out the portrait hole, and then down another set of stairs to enter the great hall.

The doors swung shut with a thud, and Phil tried to act like he was cool and collected. He wasn't late. He wasn't worried that Andy was waiting for him outside in that awful weather. And he definitely wasn't out of breath from running down the stairs. He opened the doors and stepped out into the wind. It was actually much gentler than the swaying trees had lead him to believe. He was sure it was going to try and rip his scarf off, but it only fluttered the ends.

Eyes searching the courtyard, they landed on a beautiful sight. Andy next to the fountain, hair billowing behind her in the breeze. He let out a sigh of contentment. All was right in the world.

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Andy was planning to wait for Phil in the common room but he was taking forever. She waited until Anna started walking by, and then turned on her heel and followed her friend. He would have to just find her.

She was well bundled up, but she always felt a little cold instead when Phil wasn't around. She moved to stand by the fountain and chewed on her lip, watching the entrance hall doors and glancing around from time to time. Finally, she saw him coming toward her and she grinned, pushing off the fountain to go to him.

"Darling, what took you so long?" she said in a sort of mock voice, her grin wide. Phil plus the fresh air? Best combination.

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He held his hands out to take hers, pulling her into his side so they could walk and hug at the same time. "Oh, it was my hair, I couldn't get it to sit just right, you know?" It was obviously not his hair as he hadn't so much as run a comb through it, not to mention the wind was swirling it around making up crazy new styles. "Plus there was this really cute girl I kept thinking about, it made it kind of hard to focus." He leaned his head down to kiss her cheek.

With his dad being sick, his mom being worried, catching up on stuff, and homework, Phil was just glad that Andy was a constant in his life. True she was part of his worries, one of his biggest, but that didn't stop every minute he spend with her from being the newest best minute of his life. "I guess I should ask you why you were so early." His tone implied that he had been right on time, nope, not late at all.

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Andy accepted his hand and giggled girlishly as he pulled her to his side, holding her and walking at the same time. "Oh dear," she rolled her eyes. Really? His hair? It looked just as unruly as ever! He was messing with her. Then he mentioned a cute girl and she scrunched her nose at him, leaning into his kiss on her cheek. "Oh? This girl, what might she look like to be so distracting, even in the subconscious?" she asked, raising an eyebrow with faux accusation.

Then he OH SO CASUALLY, asked why she had been 'so early'. She scoffed, shaking her head. Then decided to play along, shrugging her shoulders. "Well, to be honest, I was waiting for a cute boy to show up," she said with big, innocent eyes.

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Phil stopped dead in his tracks. "A cute boy you say? " He slowly moved his eyes up to meet hers. "I sure hope you weren't too attracted to him, cause that girl I was talking about, well she actually looks a lot like you, and... now that I compare the two of you, I'm not sure she is up to your standard. I mean. Her name is also Andy, funny story. But you..." He pulled her toward him, wrapped his arm around her waist and brought his hand up to brush her cheek. "You make the stars glow brighter." He smiled, then kissed her gently. He pulled away with a confused and concerned look on his face. "This cute boy wasn't Jayden was it?" He teased then bent down to kiss her again.

The End