http://thefuturemrpond.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] thefuturemrpond.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] hh_mirror2010-07-05 10:19 pm
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flowers and kittens and nothing exploding ((closed, Rory and A))

Rory was settling in, more or less. He and Amy and the Doctor had all found the Gryffindor dormitories eventually (the staircases moved, why would you build staircases that moved?) and there'd been a good few days of not having to run for their lives from anything, which left him more able to share their enthusiasm.

So here he was, out for a walk in the grounds. Someone was singing in the distance, and not having any other destination in mind, he followed the sound until it led him to a garden.

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-06 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
A's musical tastes hadn't changed; he was butchering 'Can't Buy Me Love' and harvesting a few blackberries. He hadn't noticed anyone approaching until Schrodinger abandoned the butterfly she'd been chasing to trot up to greet the newcomer (while Einstein, sprawled in the sun, scarcely opened an eye in acknowledgment. A looked up from his task and smiled. "I, I don't think I've met you."

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-06 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, oh no," A said, smiling at the way Schrodinger eagerly responding to Rory's attention as if he were already a good friend. He held up a small basket. "I was picking some of the blackberries, for a batch of jam." He smiled proudly at his flourishing garden, and since Rory had just said he was newly arrived, he added, "I use a good deal of it in cooking, but it is also there to be eaten if you're hungry."

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-06 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
It wasn't, perhaps, boasting, but surely A had reason to be proud. "I started gardening here two years ago, and put in the greenhouse as well, and was given the mangosteen grove." He grinned at the memory; it had been a rather difficult arrival but a worthwhile one. "My friends help me very much, I wouldn't be able to care for so much without them. And of course since River is my girlfriend, it is her garden too."

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-06 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"By magic, of course," A agreed to as readily as one might to 'by electricity'. "I'd only asked for one, you see, but Lezard transported a whole grove, animals and all."

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-06 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think he's dangerous," A said firmly, "Not malicious, I think, but dangerous. Be careful if you meet him." And a moment later, "There is a list, I think, on the computer network, of people known to be dangerous."

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-06 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"If there is someone you are not sure of, you should ask Professor Kusuriyuri or Professor Kurama." It might be an imposition, but he knew both of his teachers wanted to stay informed about threats, and might be able to negotiate something with someone too newly arrived to be biased.

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-06 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"It can be," A responded in an equally soft tone, his expression momentarily grave. But his smile returned swiftly. "But there is so much here that is wonderful. I never had friends before, or cats, or growing things. And I wouldn't have met River." Saying her name still gave him a bit of a goofy grin.

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-07 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
By now, A could easily read that expression. "And you have someone too... here?" Probably, A supposed, or it would have been a more painful subject.

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
"That's good, it, it's very good. To be with the person you love, and see them smile when you do things to make them happy." He eyed the blackberries remaining on the bush, assessing how long it would take them to ripen, and grinning again at the number of almost-ripe ones to tempt visitors to the garden.

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It did feel good to be asked, even if he wouldn't have dreamed of refusing.

"I would rather you left the greenhouse alone," he gestured toward it, "If I am not here. Some of the plants in it can be very toxic in the wrong quantities or used the wrong way. But the garden is a very nice place to show someone. The grass under that pear tree," he pointed, "is a lovely place for a picnic or a nap, and the gazebo is good for meals or relaxing as well."

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm A," he said, holding out the hand not cradling a basket of berries. "And I'd be happy to show you the greenhouse, if you ever want to see it."

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"I was, I, I was thinking of stopping for a snack, and letting the cats have some catnip," A told him. "You're welcome to join me."

[identity profile] i-am-an-hero.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"You might find yourself with with a large black cat parked firmly in your lap if you sit still long enough."

Einstein had, indeed, noted that A had taken several steps toward the gazebo, and had risen smoothly to his feet. Schrodinger followed in a rather less dignified series of kittenlike bounds.

It was only a few yards away, and A realized with a start that given a few more years, the gazebo might be completely surrounded by garden. He resolved to plan any further expansion with that in mind, so it would be harmonic rather than slapdash.

"There's mint limeade," A told him, "and thumbprint cookies. The orange ones are satsuma-apricot and the pink ones are cannabis-rose. And you're welcome to any fruit, of course."

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