There was that bright smile again, this one she could understand, her own lips slipped up into an echoing smile. Whatever was going on, Malou realized, and she was beginning to realize something was going on, she would be alright because she would be with Faustus.
As they stepped up to the carriage Faustus waved the footman away and helped her up himself, the warmth of his hand comforting even through her gloves, his steady grip keeping her from slipping.
In a moment Malou was seated across from Mrs. Bagshot, Fastus taking the seat next to her. It surprised her that Mrs. Bagshot would allow such a thing, but then again, Mrs. Bagshot had been trying every trick in the book since Malou had, in her words, caught Mr. Prewett's eye this past fall. Whatever the reason, Malou was grateful for it, for his reassuring presense next to her, the selfish awareness of his leg so near her's, his ability to speak to her without drawing too much attention from the other carriage occupants.
Next to her Faustus pulled out his pocket watch and she found herself wondering if this had been his plan, or if he had somehow just joined Mrs. Bagshot's outing without much to do. Or had Mrs. Bagshot cooked up the idea to invite him as a surprise for her? In any case it seemed quite likely that Mrs. Bagshot had expected Fautus whereas Malou had not.
A look of surprise crossed Malou's face. She knew sometimes that Faustus found out about her work through members of his team, sometimes through Fallon, but mainly through Malou's own letters and their visits. But given that there hadn't been any aurors in her ward yesterday, nor had she had a chance to write to either Fallon or Faustus, she was surprised that he would know. Again it felt as if perhaps she didn't know the entirety of what was going on but that perhaps Faustus did. And that, she suspected was why he had asked her if she trusted him.
"I did." She murmured in agreement, "They ended up calling me in on my day off, but we were able to settle things by midday." She paused for a moment, wondering just how much he truly wanted to hear, he always did seem genuinely interested though. "Someone thought to charm a school room of children purple. There were too many children for the staff so they called a few of us in from the Charms ward to help out. Thankfully it was nothing more serious."
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As they stepped up to the carriage Faustus waved the footman away and helped her up himself, the warmth of his hand comforting even through her gloves, his steady grip keeping her from slipping.
In a moment Malou was seated across from Mrs. Bagshot, Fastus taking the seat next to her. It surprised her that Mrs. Bagshot would allow such a thing, but then again, Mrs. Bagshot had been trying every trick in the book since Malou had, in her words, caught Mr. Prewett's eye this past fall. Whatever the reason, Malou was grateful for it, for his reassuring presense next to her, the selfish awareness of his leg so near her's, his ability to speak to her without drawing too much attention from the other carriage occupants.
Next to her Faustus pulled out his pocket watch and she found herself wondering if this had been his plan, or if he had somehow just joined Mrs. Bagshot's outing without much to do. Or had Mrs. Bagshot cooked up the idea to invite him as a surprise for her? In any case it seemed quite likely that Mrs. Bagshot had expected Fautus whereas Malou had not.
A look of surprise crossed Malou's face. She knew sometimes that Faustus found out about her work through members of his team, sometimes through Fallon, but mainly through Malou's own letters and their visits. But given that there hadn't been any aurors in her ward yesterday, nor had she had a chance to write to either Fallon or Faustus, she was surprised that he would know. Again it felt as if perhaps she didn't know the entirety of what was going on but that perhaps Faustus did. And that, she suspected was why he had asked her if she trusted him.
"I did." She murmured in agreement, "They ended up calling me in on my day off, but we were able to settle things by midday." She paused for a moment, wondering just how much he truly wanted to hear, he always did seem genuinely interested though. "Someone thought to charm a school room of children purple. There were too many children for the staff so they called a few of us in from the Charms ward to help out. Thankfully it was nothing more serious."