Nicholas and Madeleine Hooke (unhooked) wrote in valesco,
@ 2008-09-06 00:35:00

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So...Nick was probably going to be mad.

But she did not know what to do! The man, the ministry official, he had knocked on the door and she'd answered it--fine, that was what happened when someone came to your house. But then he started asking for Nicholas, and when she told him he was not home, he did not believe her. So---so now he was in their living room, and---he was just standing there, right now, but Madeline did not know if he was doing some sort of magic or if he was...if he was...she did not know. All she knew was that she had taken up post in the doorway that led down to the nursery, where the babini were still sleeping. Thankfully.

"I have told you, he is not home," Madeleine said with an exhausted sigh, pacing in front of the hallway. The official scoffed and stood with his hands behind his back. She did not know if Nick had done something wrong or was in trouble or--he had not said there would be someone coming and---"I will tell him you came, I will take down a message--"

"That will not be necessary," he snapped, turning toward her with a fierce glare. Madeline's shoulders squared and she crossed her arms over her chest.

"No! You need to--go, I am not comfortable with this when my husband is not home--"

"Well, that's too bloody bad, muggle!"

"What is--muggle?"

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2008-09-06 06:38 am UTC (link)

Mad might've been a slight understatement. The moment that Nick had apparated into the bedroom and heard voices, he'd ... frozen. And then he'd heard the second, lower voice snapping at Madeleine and -- bloody hell, he was still in his work clothes, which meant his robes were completely filthy and probably that he looked like he'd just survived a Death Eater attack -- this was not the time to have guests.

And he just knew who it was the moment he'd heard the word 'muggle'.

Pushing out of the bedroom door with his wand drawn, Nicholas cast a dark glance to the Ministry Official.

"Can I help you, as you seem to be having a spot of trouble being polite to my wife?"

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2008-09-06 06:58 am UTC (link)

She jumped and nearly let out a shriek at the sudden appearance of her husband. Madeleine would never get used to Nick just popping out of thin air, but this time she was glad that he'd made his quick entrance. She pointed a stiff finger at the official, beginning a rant in rapidly fierce Italian. Huffing as she wound down, she crossed her arms once more.

"--and he will not tell me a thing."

"Mister. Hooke," said the official, completely ignoring her, "we at the Ministry of Magic have reason to believe that your blood status is not that of a pureblood wizard, and that you have forged your records."

Madeleine's brow furrowed. What? What does that mean, 'pureblood'? She knew that--she knew Nicholas' family was--of high society, but was that the same thing? She turned toward her husband, a confused looking pout on her face.

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2008-09-06 07:02 am UTC (link)

"Oh, Merlin's wrinkly balls -- you're honestly going to tell me that you've never heard of the Hookes? I think someone's botched an Oblivation charm on you, mate." He slipped an arm around Madeleine to draw her close but didn't exactly explain anything right now -- it wouldn't do any good to do so in front of the Ministry Worker anyway -- before he shot the man a sharp glare.

"And besides that, what bloody reason do you think I've got to lie to old MoM? I've got a shitty job and I go to the Wizarding World to work and visit my sister, also a pureblood. Do you have some sort of actual evidence or are you just barking up my arse?" He snapped, glaring pointedly at the bloke.

Honestly, in the middle of his house!?

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2008-09-06 07:10 am UTC (link)

"As a matter of fact, we have spoken to Mortimor and Eliza Hooke, the current heads of the Hooke family, and they have no records of son."

Madeleine blinked slowly at the man, trying to make sure she understood his words. There were days when she feigned not comprehending what was going on, as people usually were a bit kinder when you frantically flailed about in a different language, but she knew that this man would not take kindly to her asking more questions, or to explain.

But, right now--he seemed very clear.

"No record?" she said mostly to her self, brows knitted in confusion. They were not---Nick had said, but--they couldn't really have...have completely erased their own son from their entire lives, could they? No one could be that--Madeleine put her hand over her mouth, unable to find the words at this revelation.

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2008-09-06 07:14 am UTC (link)

"Oh, bloody brilliant. And I'm sure that Cece's said the same thing, naturally. Oh, that scandalous young muggleborn trying to pass himself off as our son when we all had nothing to do with him," Nicholas snorted, clutching his wand a bit more tightly in his hand.

"Look, this was something that could've been done by owl, you prat. I'm not one of the bloody pathetic little wizards that'll bow beneath your damned feet because I'm scared of the Ministry thugs." He took a step forward, nudging Madeleine subtly behind him.

"So unless you're going to quote me a time for appeal and revoke my card," he pulled it out of his wallet, in fact, and tossed it at the other man, "do get the hell out of my flat. And try not to wake my heathen children on the way out."

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2008-09-06 08:38 pm UTC (link)

"We take these very seriously," said the official, making Madeleine scoff, "and with the rising rate of muggleborns dismissing the new rules and regulations, it has become standard to make home-visits."

"What can he do, to prove things?" Madeleine asked, but was once again ignored as the official approached, pulling out rolls of paper--parchment. He handed them to Nicholas, and her hand involuntarily twitched to grab a hold of it.

"Your appointment is next Wednesday at 8:00 am, if you do not show the proper documentation, your rights will officially be revoked down to muggleborn status. Have a good day."

He disappeared with the loudest crack Madeleine had ever heard, and she covered her ears. The sound had apparently resonated through the house and stirred the kids awake. Madeleine frowned and tugged on her husband's arm to follow her to the nursery.

"What are we going to do? What is the 'muggleborn'?" she asked, reaching into the crib to pick up Natalia---Mina was squirming now, but Nicky was always such a sound sleeper, and he remained in a blissfully unaware nap.

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2008-09-06 10:16 pm UTC (link)

Nicholas scoffed the moment the man was gone and tossed the parchment into the nearest corner of the room. He did not want to see it right now, let alone have to deal with it.

He followed Madeleine easily enough and picked up Mina while she squirmed, bouncing her on his hip in hopes of keeping her from crying. It had worked in the past, at least. He sighed quietly when she spoke, trailing a hand over the middle of Mina's back.

"We --" he paused, "--aren't going to do anything. Being a muggleborn just means that neither of your parents were magical. It shouldn't matter, but --" But what? But he'd been keeping things from his wife about the fact that people who were in any way involved with muggles were being questioned extensively about their blood status? "--but it's started to, lately, with some of the Magical rulings going on lately."

He walked to the living room with Mina on his hip and picked up his M.A.G.I.C. card before Madeleine could take a look at it.

"We'll work things out, I just need -- to owl Adamina and Tim." Surely his sister could steal records from his parents' house or ... something. He was less panicked and more irritated by the whole situation, really.

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2008-09-06 10:53 pm UTC (link)

Madeleine puffed her cheeks in thought as she put Natalia on her shoulder to follow Nick through the house. She did not like hearing about new rulings--especially since they seemed to have been in affect, and she had not heard about them. Maybe Nick did not think they would be bothered by them? But--

She frowned, not sitting like she normally did to put the children back to sleep. Instead she paced the length of the living room, not noticing that her daughter was watching her with wide eyes. Nap time was surely over.

"---and if they cannot?" she asked, stopping near Nick and Mina. Madeleine had come to terms long ago that she would never understand the wizarding world, not that the muggle world was perfect, but---seeing as they could not understand her world, then--"What will change?"

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2008-09-06 10:57 pm UTC (link)

Nick let out a huffing breath through his nose and looking to his wife. "Well, if we don't prove it ..." Ah, Merlin. His employer had told him that he was just fine, but that was when he was a pureblood and they didn't have much money to spare at his level of things, "...then I'll be out of a job."

Which was damned frustrating. He stepped over to where Madeleine was pacing, though, and slipped a hand to her shoulder. "But that's not going to happen, Del. I mean ... we've got records for at least ten generations that documents we're pureblooded." Yes, he was still going to be glossing over the details for now.

Of course, their children wouldn't be considered pureblooded. That opened a whole can of worms for him, but he was sure the Wizarding World would gain back their sanity before they had to worry about things changing for the kids.

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2008-09-07 01:47 am UTC (link)

He would lose his---Madeleine's eyes widened, ready to start panicking. She could not go back to school, not yet! Not with three bambini, no, and---and she did not trust the sitters, she had heard such stories and---and maybe Adamina, but---but---

She bit her tongue as Nick tried to reassure her. What he was saying did make sense, but she knew her husband better than she knew anyone else, and it was easy to see that there was some trepidation in his words. Nick would know, yes? He would know that there were papers to prove this?

"You should talk to Adamina," she said, instead of just agreeing or accept that they'll be okay. In her gut she did not think that this would be settled as Nicholas was making it out to be, but she had to support him through it all.

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2008-09-07 01:51 am UTC (link)

He could just tell that she didn't believe him 100%, but he supposed that was fair. It wasn't like things had historically gone in his favor when it came to their family, but...

"Yes," He agreed readily enough, already shifting so that he could grab a quill from his little shelf of wizarding things and pen out a letter on some parchment. They didn't exactly have their own owl at the moment, but he'd be able to send it off in the morning when he headed in to work so there wouldn't be much of a delay on it. Of course there were papers, but they were probably in the Hooke Mansion. Hopefully his mother and father hadn't had the foresight to burn the documentation, but he highly doubted they'd desecrate their property in such a way just for someone they'd disowned.

"I'll send this out tomorrow. Just ... don't be letting anyone else in here, if you can help it." Merlin, maybe he'd better put up some stronger wards.

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