the honourable arcturus m. macmillan (takeachance) wrote in valesco,
@ 2008-07-11 12:30:00

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[MISS IZZIE EGG]
Archie pressed his fingers to his temple. This was ridiculous.

No, this really was ridiculous. This was a yoga studio, for heaven's sake. Magic not only didn't need to be applied here, but the fact that this infernal woman actually contested her Official warning and resumed the delinquent behavior was simply unbelievable! He'd arrested very few people during the years he'd worked in the Improper Use of Magic department and this was a first. If she had just agreed to cease any and all magical work within the studio, she would have gotten off with a warning and a notification on her permanent record. All in all, not that bad of a deal, especially when magic shouldn't have been employed there in the first place!

He took a deep breath. This was really just nonsense. But, he had to do what he had to do, whether or not it was ridiculous nonsense.

"Isobel Egg," Archie called, knocking his fist against the door, "this is Arcturus MacMillan from earlier. I need to speak with you, please."

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takeachance
2008-07-12 06:10 pm UTC (link)

He waited a few moments.

No sound.

Oh, seriously. Seriously?

She didn't have a class in session, there was clearly nobody else around, he had already told her that she was going to be in serious trouble because she didn't comply on his first visit, and in addition to cheeking her official agent from the Improper Use of Magic department (another offense), she appeared to be resisting arrest!

This was just the limit of what he could take.

"Miss Egg!" Archie growled frustratedly, banging his hand against the door. "I can hear you breathing!"

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impossiblecase
2008-07-12 07:44 pm UTC (link)

No he couldn't! Oh, oh hell this was absolutely insane and she didn't know what to do and all she wanted to do was cry and cry and beg this stupid Archie MacMillan to just leave her alone.

He could not hear her breathing, could he? Isobel had half a mind to just stop breathing, but that would be insanely counterproductive. Even with all her breathing exercises, she could not calm her heart down or attempt to relax her mind because this man was going to take away everything she'd ever worked for and--

--Oh, here came the waterworks.

Tears burst out of Izzie's eyes and she pressed back harder into the door. Stupid---bloody---Ministry and their dumb---stupid---rules.

"GO AWAY!" she shrieked, officially giving up her cover, but at this point she was too hysterical to care.

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takeachance
2008-07-12 07:53 pm UTC (link)

Was she... was she crying?

Oh, no.

This was simply too much.

Archie didn't have the slightest clue what to do with crying females.

Oh, this was no good, no good at all.

"Now, Miss Egg," he began sternly, hoping if he remained official and such he wouldn't start flailing like an idiot because crying women made him very uncomfortable. "Really, now, there's no need for crying. You know very well that you've broken the law and that matters like these require grave attention."

This was so uncomfortable through a door.

"Really, if you'll just come out (with your hands up, preferably, and your wand in sight, but not on your person), things will be much easier! I would prefer to not have to take you by force!"

He scrunched his eyes. Well, maybe that part wasn't the best thing to say just now.

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impossiblecase
2008-07-12 08:43 pm UTC (link)

Izzie let out a long, loud whine at his last words, her crying intensifying more than a tenfold. Force? FORCE? WHAT WAS SHE, YOU-KNOW-BLOODY-WHO? Holy mother of everything---holy! Couldn't they have just fined her or something? Or anything other than this? She really, really did not want to look like a fool in front of this man because--she didn't want him to win and---and---

Fine, fine. For someone who was so good at a science like yoga, Isobel's temper flared quite easily. This was--not right. Maybe it was the the fact that she deeply did feel that unjustice things had taken place, maybe it was her strong sense of right and wrong or maybe she was just bloody pissed off!

Finally, Isobel flung the door open and glared so hard up at Archie that she--she--she dissolved into sobs as she started to smack his chest with her very weak fists.

"STUPID--MAN!"

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takeachance
2008-07-13 02:08 am UTC (link)

He wasn't quite expecting her to fling the door open like that.

Well, that was a lie.

He wasn't quite expecting her to assail him with her fists.

Well, that was a bit of a lie too.

All in all, he understood how she was feeling. But on the other hand, he did give her fair warning and she was rather flippant with their first meeting. And he tried to tell her so, amid the flying fists.

"Now, really, Miss Egg!" Archie began uncomfortably. "I am very sorry, really, but this isn't just a formality, you know! We do require that you come down to the office so we can assess the situation there. Flagrant misconduct simply cannot be overlooked, you know!"

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impossiblecase
2008-07-13 04:31 pm UTC (link)

"YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN EVERYTHING! WHAT DID MY PLACE EVER DO TO YOU? YOU'RE JUST BEING MEAN AND---AND---"

Isobel finally stopped attacking Archie--Archie. That was not a name for the ministry official who was going to ruin her life. It should have at least been something intimidating, something strong and manly and all of the things Archie wasn't. Except--except that this Archie MacMillan was about the change her life forever, and she was finally coming to the conclusion that she couldn't do a damn thing about it.

"What are you going to do," she let out, much softer and sounding far more miserable than before. Isobel's wide eyes were masked in red from her tears, and she hoped he took some pity on her, even though she really didn't deserve it.

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takeachance
2008-07-13 05:37 pm UTC (link)

The tiny fists finally stopped their attacks and Archie felt so terribly guilty for a second. But, now, hang on just a tick! This was a law-breaking felon! Admittedly, she looked rather harmless than some of the other notorious felons they'd apprehended in past (but her fists hurt).

"I am not ruining everything, I am merely doing my job, Miss Egg," he replied, somewhat sternly. "All we're going to do, at the moment, is take a few days to de-ward your studio and take you to the main Office so you may make a few statements, pay your fine, and then leave, if you do everything we ask of you."

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impossiblecase
2008-07-13 08:22 pm UTC (link)

"I wasn't hurting anyone!" she let out, still not understanding her crimes. Death eaters were running amuck in the wizarding and muggle world, and it was incredibly rare that the aurors or anyone caught any of them! How was that fair? Her spells soothed the muggles that came to her studio, the magic created a calm atmosphere that many enjoyed and flocked to.

"I just don't understand," Isobel moaned, putting a hand to her head. In all of her years she'd never thought that simply having magic around muggles would be such a horrible thing; at least, this man was making it seem to be, "What--what are you going to tell the muggles?"

Jeez, and she had her geriatrics class today too. Isobel's lips began to waver again as she thought about it, eyes quickly welling up once more.

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