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morgynleri) wrote2015-11-02 10:23 am
morgynleri) wrote2015-11-02 10:23 am
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Mini Nano Day #2
The Avery Women
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Timeframe: sometime in late 1982 or early 1983, because Niobe was very careful about who was allowed near the nursery for the first six months she had Harry in her home.
"I have heard a disturbing rumor, Mrs. Snape." Dumbledore fixes Niobe with a long look as she sips her tea.
"There are a good many rumors floating about, Headmaster Dumbledore. I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific." Niobe pauses, carefully setting her tea cup back on its saucer, a small and fleeting smile crossing her face. "And it's Madame Avery. I do not use my husband's name."
Dumbledore frowns, radiating a faint disapproval that Niobe suspects is more about her evasion than her disdain for Snape. Though if he doesn't approve of what name she bears, she'll gladly scorn that as well. It's not his place to judge how she handles a marriage only conducted for the sake of others.
"That Harry Potter is being held at Avery House." He looks over his spectacles at her, and Niobe can feel the gentle press of a mind against hers. Not her sister's, and she snorts softly.
"An interesting rumor. Do you have any proof?" She takes another sip of tea, deliberately holding his gaze, and letting the thought float up that she doesn't appreciate someone trying to sneak into her head.
"Are you denying the rumor, then?"
"How is it any business of yours, Headmaster? Avery House is neither Hogwarts nor the property of the Dumbledore family. And as I understand it, the care and whereabouts of Harry Potter aren't your concern, either. That would fall to his relatives and his godparents, of which you, to my knowledge, are neither."
The Avery Women on AO3
Timeframe: sometime in late 1982 or early 1983, because Niobe was very careful about who was allowed near the nursery for the first six months she had Harry in her home.
"I have heard a disturbing rumor, Mrs. Snape." Dumbledore fixes Niobe with a long look as she sips her tea.
"There are a good many rumors floating about, Headmaster Dumbledore. I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific." Niobe pauses, carefully setting her tea cup back on its saucer, a small and fleeting smile crossing her face. "And it's Madame Avery. I do not use my husband's name."
Dumbledore frowns, radiating a faint disapproval that Niobe suspects is more about her evasion than her disdain for Snape. Though if he doesn't approve of what name she bears, she'll gladly scorn that as well. It's not his place to judge how she handles a marriage only conducted for the sake of others.
"That Harry Potter is being held at Avery House." He looks over his spectacles at her, and Niobe can feel the gentle press of a mind against hers. Not her sister's, and she snorts softly.
"An interesting rumor. Do you have any proof?" She takes another sip of tea, deliberately holding his gaze, and letting the thought float up that she doesn't appreciate someone trying to sneak into her head.
"Are you denying the rumor, then?"
"How is it any business of yours, Headmaster? Avery House is neither Hogwarts nor the property of the Dumbledore family. And as I understand it, the care and whereabouts of Harry Potter aren't your concern, either. That would fall to his relatives and his godparents, of which you, to my knowledge, are neither."
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I should go back and either edit what I have of the story Grace, or leave it as is, and poke at other bits of Niobe's life at Hogwarts, since I have a fair idea of the basic plot. (Possibility to poke at today: how to teach an eleven-year-old at least the bare basics of occulmancy, because it would be better for everyone's peace of mind if she didn't spend the full moon trapped in nightmares she can't wake out of.)
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I suspect that most people don't beat him mostly for plot reasons, or because they're children, or both. Also because Dumbledore cheats and avoids playing the nonsense game with anyone who can actually play at the same level, or will call him out on his bullshit. Most of the time, anyway.