Alienated (Bradly/Gabriella/Isaac)

[calcetines]

Angel carved the finishing touches on a wand that had taken the better part of an hour to craft. Whomever would be chosen by this wand would have a powerful one indeed. Hippogriff talon core, cedar, 14 and a half inches. Just as she branded the Ollivander's insignia onto the bottom of the handle, she heard the door open. Taking the wand with her, Angel walked from the room, and her throat tightened, in the shop was her father.

"C-Can I help you?" Angel asked, feeling awkward. This was the first time she had seen her father since he had thrown her out. Harry didn't reply, he merely reached into his coat pocket and pulled out his wand, broken in two, and dropped the pieces on the counter. "Right," said Angel, dusting the wood shavings from her French braid. She slipped into the shelves and pulled out a box.

She returned, opened the box and offered the wand to her father. "Try this," Angel said. "Willow, 11 inches, phoenix feather core." Harry grabbed it, and Angel immediately snatched it away. Not that one. He raised his eyebrows, but Angel was already in the shelves again. "Mahogany, 13 inches, phoenix feather core." Angel said. This too did not work.

"Cherry, 12 inches, unicorn hair."
"Yew, 15 inches, dragon heartstring."
"Pine, 13 and a quarter inches, phoenix feather."

Her father was a particularly hard fit. Just when it seemed that nothing in the shop would suit him, Angel handed Harry the wand she had just made. "Cedar, 14 and a half inches, hippogriff talon." Angel whispered. That was the one, a faint glow came from the end of the wand and there was just that... Feeling. Harry placed fifteen Galleons on the counter and turned to leave. "Daddy," Angel said even more quietly as he neared the door.

Harry just shook his head and left. Angel hunched over the counter and just sobbed. The love was gone.

[malfoy]

Isaac had decided to spend his Saturday away from Hogwarts, as students that were of age were permitted to leave when they pleased. So he had gone to Hogsmeade and apparated to Diagon Alley. Deciding on a whim to go to Ollivander's, he had not seen Angel in a long while. Before he even opened the door he could hear her crying. Immediately assuming the worst, Isaac hurriedly walked in, expecting to see something horrible. Nothing appeared to be wrong, but you never could tell. "Angie, what is it?" asked Isaac.

[calcetines]

Angel had never been so relieved to hear the sound of Isaac's voice in her life. She took in a few deep breaths, so her words wouldn't come out like a bunch of blubbering. She looked to her best friend, eyes filled with tears. "My dad was just here," Angel whispered. She wanted to say more, but found that her voice failed her. She was hurt, and needed to cry.

[malfoy]

"Oh," Isaac said quietly. He had heard all about when Harry threw Angel out after she had told him she had gotten pregnant. Nasty thing to do, really, just when she needed him most... Isaac placed an arm around Angel's shoulders, poor thing. She seemed to be spending half her time crying these days. "Don't worry about it," Isaac said soothingly, rubbing Angel's upper arm gently. "He just needs some time to cool off, you'll patch things up."

[bradlyressel]

He had been rather busy this past week with quidditch practice monday thru wed. work at the Cafe on thursday and then Friday morning he left out of town for match. Bradly was suppose to return Monday, but ended up coming home earlier and thought he would surprise Angel and check up on the twins. As he walked through Diagon alley, he stopped and noticed a stand of flowers to his left. He smiled moved towards the stand a picked out an arrangement then went to look for a face, something she might like. After which he placed the Puddlemere wrist band he had gotten from the last match around the thinnest part of the vase and headed towards Ollivanders. As he neared the door he noticed another guy talking to her and then his eyes noticed hers and he knew something was wrong. Entering the door with the vase of flowers, he cleared his throat to allow his presence to be known. He then moved to placed the vase of flowers on the countertop and just watched her with worried eyes. "hey... you" He said in sort of low calming voice, waiting for the moment for him to wrap his arms around her and place a kiss on her belly and then his ear. He then looked towards Isaac for a moment, he knew of him, but had never met him.

[calcetines]

"Hi Bradly," Angel said, wanting to explain her tears to him, but not having any words left in her. She had the sudden impulse to run after her father and tell him she was sorry, that she loved him and missed him and the rest of her family. But Harry was probably long gone, the only thing that lingered of him in the room was his broken wand, still on the counter.

[malfoy]

Figuring that Angel probably didn't want to talk about it, and that Bradly wanted an explanation, he decided he would speak up. "Her father was just here," Isaac explained, figuring that Bradly knew about Harry throwing her out a few months ago. Isaac's eyes lingered on the broken wand on the counter, he wondered what had happened to break it.

[bradlyressel]

He placed a kiss on Angels forehead and then one on her stomach, before Isaac had mentioned Harry. He then stood up straight and looked her in the eyes. He gave a gentle smile. There was nothing he could say that would make her feel better, and he wished he could do something.

[calcetines]

Angel managed to give a small, watery smile to Bradly and Isaac. They were always there for her, words could not describe how much she appreciated them, not just then, but always. "They're really pretty," Angel said quietly, talking about the flowers. She felt that the shop could use a little brightening up. "Thanks," she directed at both Bradly and Isaac.

[malfoy]

Isaac nodded. Angel was one of his best friends, he would do anything for her. Kind of ironic really, his father had been worst rivals with Ron and Harry, yet Isaac was best friends with a Potter kid, and going to marry a Weasley. They were just going to have to get used to him, he wasn't going anywhere.

[calcetines]

She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and sniffed quietly. "I suppose the both of you are sick of dealing with my crying," Angel said bashfully. Stupid hormones, the smallest things made her upset. She absently scratched her arm, she itched a lot these days. The healer had told her that it was just a conflict between her female hormones and Isaiah and Morgayne's male hormones.

[bradlyressel]

He just looked at her for a moment with an awe sort of look. Didn't matter if she was crying, laughing, angry... angel just had something about her, it was hard for him to explain. He moved over to hug his girlfriend. "You cry all you want" He said and placed a kiss on the side of her head. Bradly then moved a hand to her stomach, he then placed a light kiss on her lips. "Mm" he said as he pulled out of the kiss. "I'm going to go to the cafe, get your usual.. see what's going on." Bradly wasn't one to come home after a match and just talk about how it went. No, he didn't avoid the conversation. It would usualy come p a week or two later, which was fine. It wasn't like he didn't enjoy talking about quidditch, just there were more important things. "Do you want anything. Isaac. isn't it.." He turned to look that slytherin.

[malfoy]

"I'm not hungry, thanks for offering, though." said Isaac. He was used to telling that little lie now. Sure, it had been a bit strange after he had first become a vampire, not needing food. But now it was great, he could use mealtimes to do something productive, or nothing at all. Isaac was glad that Angel had found someone again, after the way Wolfgang had treated her, she needed someone to show her that relationships could be good.

[calcetines]

"Very kind of you," said Angel with a weak smile. She then realized how rude she must have been, she hadn't even introduced Bradly and Isaac! This was why she had decided to not do anything that involved hospitality, she was so socially clumsy sometimes. Her ears turned a little red. "Terribly sorry, Isaac, this is Bradly Ressel, Bradly, this is Isaac Malfoy." Angel said.

[bradlyressel]

He smiled and then looked back towards Isaac." Hi.." He extended his hand towards him. "So you are Gabriella's Fiance?" He gave a warm smile. "Don't worry I haven't heard much... all good things.." He allowed the warm smile to fade a little from his lips. Didn't mean he wasn't happy about meeting him, people didn't always hold a smile on their face during conversations. He would allow the guy to respond back before speaking up once more. "I'll be back.." He said giving a kiss to the side of Angela's head and then headed towards the door, he was going to head back to work. His boss would want to hear how everything went, favorite moments of the two games he just got back from playing. Bardly would try to make the visit at work as quick as possible.