Repairing the Broken ((group thread))

[losthunter]

Hunter was still in the common ward at St. Mungos, despite the fact that he no longer felt like he needed to be there. Madame Pomfey had wanted to watch his first few days of re-growing the bone.

So while he was still in the hospital, a group of his friends had decided to descend upon his apartment, to repair the damage caused by Bellatrix. There were signs that a little cleaning had already been completed by Jim in the last few days. But there were signs of the magical battle all around the place.

His kitchen table was gone, the broken pieces already cleaned away. There was an empty space along the wall, where an entertainment center once belonged. The doors and the windows to the balcony still did not have any glass, but at least the broken glass was gone. The burned artwork was also removed. But there is now a large empty spot along the wall, where a large portrait once was displayed.

There was a lot of work ahead of them. But they had a good crowd of people to get it done.

Comments

[chiron_survivor]

It's funny how the both of them spend their free time catching up on Earth knowledge. It's not something she'd expect from an Earth native, but she's glad she has that in common with Steve. "We haven't set foot on the moon," she replies. "We had a probe take a couple samples, but otherwise we're concentrating on our settlement."

Secretly, she's glad for it. The moon has taken on a completely new meaning for her since the Nightmare. She'd rather it be left in its pristine condition.

Taking the makeshift palette and brush, she thanks Steve softly and then begins work on the stars that Jim has outlined, hoping to have many of them done by the time he returns. "I'm sure they do," she says in answer to Steve's question. "Even in a mundane world, everything is connected. It must be the same for magic."

Let me know if i need to edit this, figured now was good as time as any to wrap up

[juststeverogers]

Maybe they'll ask Jim when he comes back. Or better yet, Hermione herself once they're all done. Steve and Adia fall into an easy silence while they work on their respective painting projects and when Jim gets back Steve sets them up to finish filling in the black outline of the skylines he's drawn up while he gets to work on the two bridges with the winding roses connecting them.

The next time Caspar and Hermione come to check on the group, Steve's adding the finishing touches of lights on in some of the buildings while Jim and Adia finish rinsing out the other brushes they'd used during the course of the afternoon.

The apartment is a far cry from the burned wreck it was early that morning, with the smell of fresh paint chasing out any remnants of smoke clinging to the air. Hunter may be missing a lot of his artwork that used to be here, but his new workplace has a mural stretching out all the way across his new workspace made by his friends and the person most important to him these days.

Steve grins back to the group.

"What do you think?"

a great place to wrap up

[mudblood_andproud]

Hermione and Caspar were able to complete most of the packing of stuff from Hunter's bedroom, so that the heavier stuff could be moved later.

She admires the mural. "Hunter will love it."

[boldygoing]

It's definitely a massive improvement, and far beyond what Jim could have ever hoped to accomplish on his own. No regrets asking for help, as he steps back to look at the finished walls. "Yeah, he will. Thanks a lot for helping out, everyone. This place looks great."