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[rule_britannia]

Two weeks at home.

Two weeks managing to avoid getting a black eye.

It was nice while it lasted.

Bloody wankers.

Comments

[thesmallesttrickster]

do your parents not care that your brother is hurting you?

[rule_britannia]

Father doesn't.

Mother would if she knew, I suppose.

[thesmallesttrickster]

You should probably tell her then.

[rule_britannia]

I don't think so.

[thesmallesttrickster]

Why not? If she will stop it, then she should be told.

[rule_britannia]

She wouldn't stop it.

She'd try, but she'd fail.

[thesmallesttrickster]

[Loki's response takes a while. He's not entirely sure how to deal with this. Big brothers are suppose to defend you from people trying to punch you, not be the one punching you.]

Have you tried hitting him back?

[rule_britannia]

Yes.
I stopped trying that a long time ago.
They only get worse.

[thesmallesttrickster]

What about running away then? Surely there is a friend you can stay with.

[rule_britannia]

Not an option.

Look kid I can tell you're trying to help.
This is just my lot until they leave home.

[thesmallesttrickster]

[There are a few ink spots on the page, as if he was trying to come up with something else to say]

I'm sorry.

[rule_britannia]

[Now there's a long pause from Arthur's side, too.. and a few spots that don't quite look like ink]

It's fine.

BABY /hugs Arthur

[thesmallesttrickster]

I'm Loki, by the way.

;3;

[rule_britannia]

Hey Loki.
I'm Arthur.

[thesmallesttrickster]

What year and house are you?

[rule_britannia]

I'll be in sixth year after summer. Slytherin.

[thesmallesttrickster]

Cool! So do you know what you want to do after Hogwarts?

[rule_britannia]

Not yet.

Father expects me to get a job with the Ministry.

[thesmallesttrickster]

What kind of job?

[rule_britannia]

I don't think he cares.

I don't want to join the Ministry anyway.

[thesmallesttrickster]

What do you want to do?

[rule_britannia]

I hadn't given it much thought.

[thesmallesttrickster]

You could raise dragons!

[rule_britannia]

... I could do that.

[thesmallesttrickster]

It sounds very interesting. Or you could start an apothecary!