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then the devil took your breath away

Sophie was actually excited about today. She'd spent quite a bit of her Easter holidays house hunting with Love, and it had put a spring in her step. She was thrilled that Love's dad had agreed to help them out, she just wished her mum would be as enthusiastic when it came time to tell her that she would be moving out after graduation. She hadn't plucked up the courage yet, and she was kind of dreading it. If she didn't think about it, it couldn't put a downer on her excitement. She was blocking it out today by spending some quality time with her baby sister, Susie, who was the only good thing to come out of her mum getting together with Professor Bones. Love was coming, too, of course, and Soph had a bag packed with everything they'd need to survive an outing together, that also meant wearing dungarees with a million pockets. She was fully prepared for everything except the amount of people that had turned up to the book shop for the event.

Holy crow, it was busy, there were fairies and elves and princes and other magical little people everywhere she looked, and Susie was no exception. She was dolled up in a sparkly fairy outfit and looked completely adorable. The best fairy in the building, as far as Sophie was concerned. She hoisted Susie higher on her hip and pointed to the kids running around. "Look, Su! Look at all the fairies!" Susie clapped her little hands together and then smacked Soph in the face with excitement. "Okay, great start." She turned around to look for Love, but the blonde girl was too busy fussing and exclaiming over the kids and their outfits . She needed no encouragement. At least she wasn't smacking Sophie in the face, too. "Shall we put her down somewhere or am I supposed to keep hold of her?" Soph wondered out loud, unsure of whether it would be a wise idea to let Susie crawl around with so many people milling about. What if she got stepped on?



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then the devil took your breath away

Just hearing him talk about her dad made Sophie want to punch Gus right in the nose. He was ruining everything! She'd been happy before he'd stuck his oar in and started rowing their boat. In the wrong direction. Through a swamp. He'd been such a good teacher, and she'd really liked him. Like, really, genuinely liked him. Now he had just turned into the tit that got into her mum's knickers and wanted to replace her dad. It had all come a little bit out of the blue to Sophie, who never in a million years would have expected her mum to hook up with another professor. Or anyone really, she should have just stayed lonely forever, that would have been perfect. "Weird and mish-mashed. Yeah." She could agree that that was what they were. That's what they would always be. Weird. Wrong. Soph hugged her arms tighter across her chest. "Look, just do whatever you want," she said with a shrug that didn't convey a nonchalant air like she wanted. "It's none of my business anyway." She fixed her gaze on the door behind him. "Can I go now?"



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then the devil took your breath away

Love was a little bit spoiled by her parents. Okay, she was a lot spoiled, but she was part of Soph's family. They had grown up together thanks to their Aunt Helley, and she was one of Sophie's favourite people, despite being a bit shallow and excitable. She was Sophie's polar opposite, but they balanced each other out wonderfully. It might seem weird from the outside, but they worked. Love was the fun and the spontaneity, Soph was the wisdom and responsibility. A perfect balance. They'd do well living together, she thought, ideas whizzing through her head about locations and decor and every other practical element of getting a place of your own to live. "Maybe a city by the sea?" she compromised, sure there would be big cities near enough to the coast that Love could pop to the beach whenever she wanted. "We could scout locations a bit on the Easter holidays if you want?"



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then the devil took your breath away

"Clover!" Soph exclaimed in surprise. She would never pretend to be pregnant just for attention, that was an awful idea and definitely not something Sophie would try. "I am thinking about moving out in July, though. As soon as I graduate. I don't really want to stick around and play happy families." That was how she felt at the moment, though she wasn't fully convinced that she wouldn't change her mind. Living with her grandparents and helping out with Susie also sounded like lovely ideas, but in her current frame of mind she wanted to get as far away from the situation as possible. A little bit of distance might do everyone some good. Even her living at the castle didn't help because her mum and Gus both worked there. She couldn't get away from it no matter where she was. Gus was her bloody Head of House, for Merlin's sake! Her eyes scoured the hall as Love talked, and she saw Eli and Wynnie Toots sitting together. He looked ridiculous. Sophie rolled her eyes. "Phoebe McKinnon would lose her knickers over a naked troll," she shook her head.



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then the devil took your breath away

"Because I've been a moody cow all year and thought it might put a smile on mum's face?" Sophie crinkled her nose, unsure of whether her mum would even notice what she was wearing. She was on duty tonight, she had her work head on, not her mum head. At least that's what Sophie thought, and she wondered whether it would be worth running back to her dorm to change. "Maybe I wanted to do something to please her so she gushes over my efforts for a bit before Professor Boner steals the spotlight over Christmas." She had told Clover all about her conversation with her Head of House. There had been a hint of tears, though Sophie hadn't let them fall, that wasn't her style. She'd sworn Love to secrecy, and she especially didn't want her Auntie Helley to find out because then it wouldn't be a secret at all, and she didn't want to be the blabbermouth that ruined her mum's - shitty - surprise. "Did you give all your presents out? she asked, knowing Love had trinkets for everyone. She and Soph would exchange their gifts over the actual holidays and Soph hadn't bothered getting anything for her other friends. She never had before so they were used to just getting a card from her.



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then the devil took your breath away

Lupercalia. Again. Last year had been a bit boring. Sophie had been paired with an arrogant seventh year who was only interested in getting into her knickers as quickly as possible. She had slapped him and they'd spent the rest of the night in stony silence. She wasn't looking forward to it this year, given her past experience, but she would take part and see what the night brought. It was her final year, she had to embrace all that it had to offer, but if anyone tried to push her into doing something she didn't want, this year she would go one step further and instead of a slap it would be a solid hex in the face that her match received. She knew she would be one of the last on McGonagalls list, her surname saw to that on any alphabetical occasion, and thus the likelihood of her sitting under the hat was slim. She didn't mind so much. There was nobody in the castle she really wanted to be matched with, so it didn't really matter who her partner for the night would be. She would deal, but she hoped she would have a better experience for her last Lupercalia.

Her dress was a little revealing, well, for Sophie Vector it was, and she felt the winter chill bite into her skin as she listened to the Headmaster give his speech, and McGonnagall explained the rules and began reading out names. Sophie scooted closer to the bonfire, enjoying the warmth on her bare shoulders until the hat shrieked her name into the night. "What? she muttered, looking around in confusion. But Alecto Carrow was wearing the hat, there had to be a mistake. Sophie froze, looked around at the faces by the lake, all staring at her, waiting for her to stand up and go to Alecto. A girl. She had been paired with a girl? If she were completely honest with herself, she had always been curious, but she'd never pursued it. Lupercalia with a girl. She supposed it wasn't the worst thing that could have happened tonight. Slowly, Sophie stood, chin held high, dark eyes finding Alecto, who admittedly looked stunning tonight. She made her way to the other girl and they walked to the cloaks together. Soph offered the red cloak to Alecto, her nerves telling her that being the wolf and getting a head start into the forest might be the wiser option. She donned the wolf cloak, surprised at how well it went with her dress and feathered shawl. She was going to run fast and run hard before she would give into her more secret urges.




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