Bill's talk with Ron and Percy...
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icarusOkay, the other one was for April Fool's Day. This is the real story...
Not My Affair Part IV
by Icarus
Bill Weasley scanned his brothers with the cool, practiced calm of an experienced Curse-Breaker. He drew up a knee and folded his hands.
"So," he said quietly. "I take it that you're gay."
Bill started with the basics. Given how Ron's hand shook when he handed Percy his drink (poor kid), and the way Percy shrank from his little brother's accidental touch (oh man…) it seemed best to start simple.
Percy nodded. Good. That one was out of the way.
"Does anyone know you're gay? Besides the, um, obvious of course." Yes, that provoked visible cringes, but let's not pussy-foot around the truth. Bill had a feeling that was half the problem already.
Percy shook his head, firmly. "No. It's not anyone's business but my own."
"Mum and Dad?" Percy shook his head, no.
Okay. "Did anyone at the Ministry see you… together… at the party?"
Ron and Percy stared at each other in shock. It showed what a total mess the two of them had been that they hadn't even considered this angle. Surely in three weeks it would have occurred to them… Percy at least would think of it. Normally. It wasn't important, but the options were limited don't you think, mate, if the whole world knows?
Percy chewed his lip. "I'm… careful. I doubt it."
That made sense. Given that not even Mum knew Percy was gay, it was likely he was as paranoid as Moody.
"Ron?" Bill asked. His littlest brother, now the tallest, was pretty damned quiet.
'
"I - I don't think so. Wait -" Ron paled. His eyes were suddenly wide and frightened. "People saw us leave together."
"That's okay. That's normal. Think about it."
Bill took a deep breath. This next part… whew, man, can't believe I have to ask this -- but practicalities first.
"Did you practice safe sex?"
Yeah. He expected that appalled reaction. Ron's eyes hit the floor and he looked completely humiliated. Percy froze: if he gripped that glass any tighter it was going to break. Well, boys, if you're going to have sex with anyone…
"Last night Ron couldn't remember any spells you might have used, Percy. I'm sorry to ask."
Percy cleared his throat, though his voice still cracked a bit when he spoke.
"I had the Adalius Charm and Imperisio potion from a Medi-Wizard just a few months ago. Specialist."
Woo. That was some cash layout. Bill's eyebrows rose. It implied that Percy was pretty damned active, too. Ron looked puzzled, so Bill explained. "That was a yes."
Ron's mouth formed a little 'oh.'
Now.
"Ron. Are you gay?"
Percy shrank at that question. Good. So there were no romantic feelings on his part.
Ron burst out, "No! I was just at this party and I was really pretty damned fucking drunk and this bloke -- Percy! - he wouldn't leave me bloody alone, and I -!" Ron fumed.
There was the trap. Bill saw it launch like a curse. He shot that down, quick.
"Percy was just as drunk as you were, Ron." Bill skewered him with a look. "I'm not putting up with any blame here."
Ron hunched in his chair. Percy blinked, surprised. So like you Percy, to be prepared to take the blame. Bill sighed.
"It's up to you, Percy, to tell Mum and Dad…" Both boys were wide-eyed. "…about Percy's being gay, you idiots. That means not a word out of you, Ron. As for everything else… there's only one question remaining…
Two expectant faces turned Bill's way. A slow, evil smile spread across their brother's face.
"Was it any good?"
Finis.
Not My Affair Part IV
by Icarus
Bill Weasley scanned his brothers with the cool, practiced calm of an experienced Curse-Breaker. He drew up a knee and folded his hands.
"So," he said quietly. "I take it that you're gay."
Bill started with the basics. Given how Ron's hand shook when he handed Percy his drink (poor kid), and the way Percy shrank from his little brother's accidental touch (oh man…) it seemed best to start simple.
Percy nodded. Good. That one was out of the way.
"Does anyone know you're gay? Besides the, um, obvious of course." Yes, that provoked visible cringes, but let's not pussy-foot around the truth. Bill had a feeling that was half the problem already.
Percy shook his head, firmly. "No. It's not anyone's business but my own."
"Mum and Dad?" Percy shook his head, no.
Okay. "Did anyone at the Ministry see you… together… at the party?"
Ron and Percy stared at each other in shock. It showed what a total mess the two of them had been that they hadn't even considered this angle. Surely in three weeks it would have occurred to them… Percy at least would think of it. Normally. It wasn't important, but the options were limited don't you think, mate, if the whole world knows?
Percy chewed his lip. "I'm… careful. I doubt it."
That made sense. Given that not even Mum knew Percy was gay, it was likely he was as paranoid as Moody.
"Ron?" Bill asked. His littlest brother, now the tallest, was pretty damned quiet.
'
"I - I don't think so. Wait -" Ron paled. His eyes were suddenly wide and frightened. "People saw us leave together."
"That's okay. That's normal. Think about it."
Bill took a deep breath. This next part… whew, man, can't believe I have to ask this -- but practicalities first.
"Did you practice safe sex?"
Yeah. He expected that appalled reaction. Ron's eyes hit the floor and he looked completely humiliated. Percy froze: if he gripped that glass any tighter it was going to break. Well, boys, if you're going to have sex with anyone…
"Last night Ron couldn't remember any spells you might have used, Percy. I'm sorry to ask."
Percy cleared his throat, though his voice still cracked a bit when he spoke.
"I had the Adalius Charm and Imperisio potion from a Medi-Wizard just a few months ago. Specialist."
Woo. That was some cash layout. Bill's eyebrows rose. It implied that Percy was pretty damned active, too. Ron looked puzzled, so Bill explained. "That was a yes."
Ron's mouth formed a little 'oh.'
Now.
"Ron. Are you gay?"
Percy shrank at that question. Good. So there were no romantic feelings on his part.
Ron burst out, "No! I was just at this party and I was really pretty damned fucking drunk and this bloke -- Percy! - he wouldn't leave me bloody alone, and I -!" Ron fumed.
There was the trap. Bill saw it launch like a curse. He shot that down, quick.
"Percy was just as drunk as you were, Ron." Bill skewered him with a look. "I'm not putting up with any blame here."
Ron hunched in his chair. Percy blinked, surprised. So like you Percy, to be prepared to take the blame. Bill sighed.
"It's up to you, Percy, to tell Mum and Dad…" Both boys were wide-eyed. "…about Percy's being gay, you idiots. That means not a word out of you, Ron. As for everything else… there's only one question remaining…
Two expectant faces turned Bill's way. A slow, evil smile spread across their brother's face.
"Was it any good?"
Finis.
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Date: 2003-04-03 01:55 am (UTC)Thumbs up, Bill.
Date: 2003-04-03 03:44 pm (UTC)~Icarus
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Date: 2003-04-03 05:52 am (UTC)Bill's last line
Date: 2003-04-03 03:57 pm (UTC)Not that any big brother is ever going to be able to resist teasing them!
Thank you for telling me I caught Bill's 'coolness.' I was afraid I'd over-Americanised him. I'm not sure Brits say 'oh man....'
~Icarus
*Big, dirty laugh*
Date: 2003-04-03 10:53 am (UTC)So Percy, mr follow all therules, is actually a slut. Oh very nice indeed. And poor silly Ron.
this makes part 5 all the more funny and sad, on Molly's part. paoor misguided dear!
Re: *Big, dirty laugh*
Date: 2003-04-03 03:53 pm (UTC)Hey, in this story Ron's 19 and Percy's 23. A 23-year-old gay man? Oh, you know he gets around. And Percy's responsible. LOL. Poor Molly.. "still not married, but there was plenty of time for that." Oh, dear.
Still, it's remarkable what that maternal instinct did pick up. She could tell there was a sexual undertone to the Ron and Percy's new distance (she just supplied her own reason), and guessed immediately that Percy was the reason why Ron left the Ministry job. But, no, she doesn't see her beloved Percy too well. In fact, she's irritated and worried about all the other boys, but Percy can do no wrong, eh?
~Icarus
PS - in the margins... the secret between Charlie, George and Fred? Fred and George aren't exactly sure which of the two of them is the father of Lynnae's child. All the techniques for telling are foiled by identical twins.
Re: *Big, dirty laugh*
Date: 2003-04-04 07:38 pm (UTC)ah, jeeze- there is such a thing as two-er, too much of a good thing!
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Date: 2003-04-03 11:23 am (UTC)I think this is my favorite part so far.
I will put the Fool's day warning, it was too good to let that one out. :)
Cool!
Date: 2003-04-03 04:01 pm (UTC)So what format do you want these in? The version on ronslash has a major error, so this one's the better one, or I can email them to you as Word, Txt or Word-html files.
~Icarus
Re: Cool!
Date: 2003-04-05 10:10 am (UTC)About the archiving well, if you could e- mail them it'd be great with following this;.
Title
Author name and email
Pairing(s)
Rating
Summary
Category
I'm going to add a main disclaimer so it's not necessary, but in Word or Txt work just fine for me. :)
Good news
Date: 2003-04-05 06:08 am (UTC)~Icarus
Re: Good news
Date: 2003-04-05 10:18 am (UTC)I read that one of the character is going to die, too. JK says it was one of the hardest things she'd ever done. And I'm 100% sure I read once she said Remus is her favorite character, I just hope she doesn't kill him, some friends says it'll be Hagrid, but I think about Snape, in the last part when Voldermort calls his dead eaters, he says; One, who I believe has left me forever... he will be killed, of course.
I know he was talking about Snape.
Re: Good news
Date: 2003-04-05 02:26 pm (UTC)It depends on what she wants to do with the story.
If she wants to develope Ron's character, toughen him up, then she'll kill off a Weasley.
If she wants to do a story of redemption, then she'll kill off Snape.
If she wants to do a story of the mindless cruelty of Voldemort, she'll kill off Hagrid. (I'd be surprised if it's Hagrid. She likes him too much. Unlike most fanfiction, which kills off Hagrid routinely.)
If she wants to really level the opposition to Voldemort and give Harry more authority than a kid his age would normally have, she'll kill off Dumbledore.
If she wants to really level Harry personally, she'll kill off either Ron or Hermione. (Unlikely, but possible.)
If she wants to tell a tale of evil rebounding on itself, she'll kill off Draco.
If she wants to tell a tale of kid going over to the bad guys who turns himself around, she'll kill off Lucius. (Highly unlikely. Besides, the fangirls have already written this.)
If she wants to hit Harry hard, demonstrate the bravery of the Order of the Phoenix, force Snape to redeem himself by protecting his worst enemy (or at least go through a major push-and-pull of enmity-vs-enmity), and possibly even redeem Sirius Black in the eyes of the wizarding world... she'll kill off Sirius.
I believe that Percy will be on Fudge's side, but if you'll recall his reaction when Ron came out of the lake in GoF it's pretty clear that when his family is directly threatened he will be there. That's what I think anyway. But I'm not the one writing the stories.
I'll email the little drabble series to you tonight. What other of my stories would you like me to send? I'm assuming 'Hagrid's Hut,' 'An Irresistible Photo,' 'Sweet Hypocrisy,' 'Ante Up!' - which else?
~Icarus