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“Oh, I was having fun. Were you not?” Luna did not know why she should be troubled by saying it. She was rarely troubled by voicing statements. Questions, she had learned, however, were sometimes more complicated. But George pulled her closer to his chest as he sat up straight and brought the broom to a stop by the app... |
“Of course I am having fun. I just… I meant…” George seemed unsure or confused. Luna decided, almost as an experiment, to stroke his thumb with hers in hopes that all those little spells might make him feel better. It seemed to work because he leaned out a bit, pulling her slightly to the other side of the broom to bal... |
“Oh,” Luna watched as George rolled another apple in his hand. She thought back to all the things that she had learned about Weasleys. “Because you are angry with Ginny? Or because she is your sister and she is snogging her boyfriend behind that tree over there?” George chuckled again. Luna liked the sound. |
“Just because she is my sister,” He tucked the apple into the crook of Luna’s arm, and reached for another one. “And because she and Harry are snogging under that tree.” |
“So you want to drop apples on their heads?” This did not make much sense to Luna. While she had been the object of many pranks and the butt of many jokes, they were almost all very unkind. “That’s mean.” She said as she looked down at the apple tucked into her arm where it met George’s. |
“No. It isn’t.” George shook his head and pulled another apple from the tree, keeping a precarious balance as his other arm was still around Luna’s waist. He winked at her. “It’s funny.” |
“Because you love them?” Luna’s thought process often did not voice itself until it reached a conclusion, but being a Ravenclaw she usually came to them quickly. |
“Yeah,” George spoke softly as if maybe he had understood her reasoning. Luna had always had pranks pulled on her by people who did not care if she they hurt her. This prank would be funny because it would be played between people who were friends. George pulled her back in line with his own body. His cheek was against... |
“Okay,” Luna grinned as she released George’s hand to pull out the hem of her jumper, creating a makeshift receptacle for their artillery. She had never played a joke on anyone else before. She hoped that Ginny would not be upset with her for interrupting her snogging time with Harry, but Ginny had plenty of time to sn... |
“All right, I’ll drop a couple, one at a time, to start. But as soon as they realize that it is us and not just the wind, you just dump the whole lot and grab your wand quick.” Luna nodded as the weight in her jumper increased sporadically by regular apple-sized increments. “Cause they’ll start winging ‘em right back a... |
“A snowball fight with apples.” Luna stated more to herself for clarification than to George. He laughed softly again, but it was not a teasing laugh. |
“Yeah, just like that, love.” He replied. |
“Luna,” She corrected George automatically with a skill that came from a lifetime of having people butcher her first name. |
“I know your name.” Apples had stopped falling from his freckled hand. His whisper was soft and sweet against Luna’s ear. The familiar green of the leaves and the russet of the remaining apples seemed to burn into Luna’s mind as George’s words sank through her and his arm held her close. She remembered to breathe just ... |
Apparently, in as much as Luna could devise (having never done this sort of thing before), everything went according to George’s plan. It did indeed only take two apples for Ginny and Harry to notice George and Luna above them on the broom. Luna obediently followed her instructions by letting loose the hem of her jumpe... |
The four friends laughed until their sides ached, their cheeks were numb and they collapsed, rolling into each other in the warm afternoon sun. They were rather a sight to see, covered in what could only be described as very chunky applesauce. |
“What the bloody hell?” Three fits of laughter subsided into giggles, Luna could not stop, at the approach of Ron and Hermione. |
“Apple fight,” George replied as if this were an everyday occurrence that Ron should be more than aware of. |
“Oh,” Ron just shrugged his shoulder and turned back towards the house. Luna was finally able to slow down to a mad chuckling. She waved at Hermione who returned the gesture with a nearly uncomprehending, but approving smile as she followed Ron back towards the house. It was kind of Ginny to wait until Ron was out of e... |
“You’re sweet,” Ginny giggled at a still grinning Harry, who rolled his eyes before kissing her quickly. Luna knew what Ron would have done, but she was not sure what George’s reaction would be to his little sister’s behavior. What he did was the last thing that Luna would have expected. |
Luna’s giggles stopped abruptly when a rough freckled finger took a soft swipe at her nose to remove the chunk of apple that had been making her look cross-eyed when it caught her line of sight. George Weasley pulled his finger from his mouth with a soft pop, and looked Luna directly in the eye. |
“So are you,” there was a gentle, almost shy smile on his face and Luna suddenly felt again as if she were diving through the open sky instead of sitting firmly on the ground. She smiled. It was a feeling that she thought she understood. |
Part Three |
X-posted to georgeluna |
( 7 comments — Leave a comment ) |
Apr. 14th, 2006 07:06 am (UTC) |
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 |
Apr. 14th, 2006 04:56 pm (UTC) |
What a sweet story! |
George/Luna, my new OTP. :-) Can't wait for more! |
Apr. 14th, 2006 05:45 pm (UTC) |
This story makes me smile. It is achingly angsty in a very understated way, but the sheer joy of the tale shines through. |
Apr. 14th, 2006 08:55 pm (UTC) |
Oh, it was wonderful! I love this pairing... and Luna was perfect! ;) |
Apr. 15th, 2006 03:25 am (UTC) |
I love this - you have portrayed Luna just as she should be. There is something wonderfully simple about looking at clouds - it reminds me of being a child, spinning around in the yard, and falling down after getting dizzy. That is Luna to me, and George is seeing life through her eyes. |
Apr. 15th, 2006 05:05 am (UTC) |
When they dove, she felt like a leaf on the wind |
I forgot to tell you that I really love this x-over reference. |
Apr. 21st, 2006 08:00 pm (UTC) |
This is just about the sweetest story I have ever had the pleasure to read. |
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Grooming and avenues of justice |
Written by Tracey Emmott on 22 Feb 2019 |
grooming-and-avenues-of-justiceGrooming is often the precursor to sexual abuse. It is also one of the common features of the most serious and protracted sexual abuse. |
The perpetrator goes to great lengths to gain the trust, confidence and emotional ‘buy in’ of a victim (and their family) such that they are able to manipulate them, blackmail and brainwash them into believing that either the abuse is tolerable, indeed acceptable, or that they have no power or authority to resist it. |
Traditionally grooming takes place by way of gifts, special days out, and special attention on the part of the perpetrator. It can often begin with the perpetrator grooming the child’s parents – charming them, helping them out practically, or just being plain friendly, with apparently well-meaning and helpful interest ... |
What grooming means |
Grooming is defined as any communication with a child for the purpose of abusing them – in person or otherwise. It can also be described as befriending and establishing an emotional connection with the child, and sometimes the child's family, to lower the child’s inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse. |
Child grooming can regularly be used to lure minors into child trafficking, child prostitution or in the production of child pornography. |
Grooming without ever meeting the victim |
In the modern day it is now possible to groom without ever meeting the victim. With the increasing accessibility of online tools to facilitate social connections, opportunities for grooming have multiplied. Paedophiles can enter into communication with children in virtual spaces which no one else has no know about. |
Grooming law |
A ‘grooming law’ was introduced in England and Wales in 2017 which criminalises sexual communication with a child. From 3rd April 2017 it is now a criminal offence to intentionally communicate with a child under 16, where the person acts for a sexual purpose and the communication is intended to elicit a sexual response... |
Consequences of grooming: |
1. Imprisonment |
Those convicted now face up to 2 years in prison. |
2. The Sex Offenders register |
Those found guilty of grooming under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are automatically placed on the Sex Offenders register. They may be required to notify the police of certain details either for a period of time or for life. The length of time someone remains on the Sex Offenders Register is determined by the length of ... |
3. Risk of sexual harm order |
This is a new civil preventative order which can be imposed prohibiting adults from engaging in inappropriate behaviours such as sexual conversations with children online. |
Police forces have engaged their specialist sexual offences police teams to carry out investigations into allegations of grooming since the new legislation was enacted. |
In June last year, the NSPCC stated that 3171 offences of grooming were recorded in England and Wales. |
This amounts to an average of almost 9 grooming offences per day. The figures revealed girls between the age of 12 and 15 were recorded in 62% of cases. Shockingly, children under 11 were recorded in nearly a quarter of cases. |
Justice in the civil courts |
Where a conviction for grooming has been secured, it may also be possible to use the civil law to obtain redress in the form of compensation. It is not necessary for a victim of grooming to show that they have actually been sexually assaulted to be successful in a civil claim. So it may be possible to secure justice in... |
The grooming of a child involves subtle but pernicious psychological manipulation. Like sexual abuse, it can easily go unnoticed, until it is too late. The criminal law now ensures such behaviour can be checked by prosecution and imprisonment of the offender. Recent developments in the civil law now make such behaviour... |
The abuse survivor's guide to making a claim for compensation |
Topics: Sexual abuse |
Tracey Emmott |
Written by Tracey Emmott |
Why parental choice in education doesn’t work |
Visit the new NEU website |
09 October 2014 by ATL |
We bus huge numbers of schoolchildren here away from their local schools every day. Northern Ireland’s school travel budget is greater than the Republic of Ireland’s - a jurisdiction three times larger. This hasn’t happened only in Northern Ireland. The same problems linked to parental choice have become apparent in ma... |
In 1989 New Zealand embarked on the most dramatic and far-reaching transformation of a public school system by any industrialised country. Under a programme known as “Tomorrow's Schools” parents were allowed to send their children to any school. The trouble was, the more knowledgeable and wealthy parents took advantage... |
Realising its programme was not working the government began slowly pulling back. This failed experiment demonstrated that educational choice usually benefits a small group who have the time, knowledge and money to use the system to their advantage. |
Milwaukee is home to America’s oldest and largest school voucher programme - the Milwaukee Parental Choice Programme. After starting with just 300 students in 1990, the programme enrolled almost 25,000 students last year. With open-enrollment programmes, magnet schools, private schools, charter schools and public schoo... |
If choice was the answer Milwaukee should be at the top of America’s urban districts, but it’s near the bottom. In the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests (which are given to a nationally representative sample in every state) Milwaukee students were two years below average in maths and reading... |
Finland is a country which excels at education, educating not just an elitist group but all its children to the highest levels. Since 2000 Finland has been in the top three countries on the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Progress in Student Assessment (PISA) tests. |
These tests are carried out every three years to compare abilities in reading, maths and science among 15-year-olds. |
There are no private schools in Finland. Choice is almost non-existent and the vast majority of children go to their local school. Finland’s dream was to provide a good public education for every child regardless of where they went to school or what kind of family they came from. |
Finland’s experience shows that it is possible to achieve excellence by focusing not on competition but on cooperation and not on choice but equity. |
By Jim Curran. Jim is a teacher in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, a psychologist and committee member of the Reading Reform Foundation. |
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