TFLN

[plungeintofire]

You know what you must do.

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[greatestgood]

Hardly. A wand doesn't deserve to conquer you.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Then you do understand why I would intervene.

[greatestgood]

Are you flirting with me? I never knew I wanted a knight in shining armor.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[That earns him a short laugh.] I suppose so. I'll do my very best to be dashing about it.

[greatestgood]

I think you can manage it. One of your names is Percival. [Damn Gryffindors. Are all of them so charming?]

[chambermusicandtenpins]

A very fair point. I'll try to obtain a white horse to ride in on. [only the main character ones]

[greatestgood]

Will you wear full armor too? I'd rather you didn't. I wouldn't be able to properly thank you right away.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Ah, of course not. Why wear heavy metal when I can use magic to shield me? Or to keep prying eyes away if you choose to thank me so.

[greatestgood]

[Why is the idea of Albus keeping him to himself so alluring? But it is and Gellert smirks.]

You will save me and behave like a gentleman? How can I resist?

[chambermusicandtenpins]

You shouldn't, of course, and you should simply let me ride in gallantly and take care of things most heroically.

[greatestgood]

Does that make me the maiden in distress? [He won't be able to pull off a dress.] I always thought of myself as more of the monster or villain.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Maybe. Or perhaps I'll rescue you from that as well, carrying you away on my steed.

[greatestgood]

You're ambitious! I suppose that is better than being slain.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

You suppose it's better than being killed off?

[greatestgood]

It all depends on the circumstances, but I am attached to living.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I rather thought you might. You hardly seem the fatalistic sort.

[greatestgood]

Of all my questionable qualities, that isn't one of them. What good can I do six feet under?

[chambermusicandtenpins]

Very little, I imagine, unless of course you wanted to become a ghost.

[greatestgood]

That would be useless. Have you seen those poor souls? All talk; no action.

[chambermusicandtenpins]

And no magic at all at their disposal -- I imagine that makes things rather difficult for a dead wizard or witch to manage.

[greatestgood]

It's their choice. Mine will be different when the time comes. [He's shuffling off his mortal coil, okay. See you, Earth.]

[chambermusicandtenpins]

I imagined you might. You've never seemed like you would cling to Earth after you're gone. You're made of sterner stuff.

[greatestgood]

Was that a compliment? [You better follow him or he will be the most terrifying specter you've ever seen.]

[chambermusicandtenpins]

[Good news Gellert, you don't need to worry whether he'll follow you after death because he will be well murdered before that]

It was. You think I don't have my admirations of you?

[greatestgood]

[He will totally ignore how Draco favors him too. Like that whole death scene isn't heart-breaking enough, right?]

I wondered. I thought you saw me as a beast.