"So tonight, hmm... She can just listen while we go over the notes, compare your experiences... And then the main event tomorrow."

"Sounds excellent. Will we let her talk while we're planning?"

"A gag would be nice, actually. And maybe a blindfold, too. Let the anticipation build."

"Tie her up at your feet..."

"Mm, save that for tomorrow too. I'll just tell her to stay real still, and if she moves too much tomorrow will hurt more."

"Mmmm. Mean."

"But in a fun way."

"Especially for us."

"Yep."

She giggles and goes to finish packing with a new bounce in her step.

This is going to be so much fun.

Fay had settled in fairly lightly to their Hogwarts suite, and is ready before they are, waiting in the living room. "Best way's to walk to the edge of the wards here then Apparate to the edge of ours," she says, "Rather than bothering the Headmistress for her floo."

"Very sensible. Let us be off, then."

She nods, takes care of levitating their trunks, and heads out.

(She comments on the walk that she let Bella know that Fay's no longer a professor and she and the Potter-Cantas are moving back to their house; Bella apparently said she'll give them a few days before she makes any concrete decisions about where to stick her home base or before she tries to move in. Scarlet also seems to have decided to hang out with Bella for those few days.)

Their house is still warded to hell and back, still under the Fidelius - still, they might remove it once the Death Eaters are definitely mopped up. 

It's also as empty as promised. 

Fay doesn't seem to require her clothing any longer, then.

Indeed not. (Shiver.)

She strips smoothly but not too quickly as soon as Ellie tells her to, folding her clothes on a nearby side table. 

What a good girl.

Then if Anathema will take care of moving their things the rest of the way up to their rooms. Ellie will lead Fay to the living room to set up for the evening.

Anathema is more than happy to. (Kiss.)

"Don't have too much fun without me," she says with a wink, then heads up.

Fay follows Ellie obediently, still shivering a good bit. (Definitely not from the cold; their house is a rather pleasant temperature even in the middle of November.)

She has Fay kneel in front of her and Anathema's favorite loveseat.

She takes a seat and pulls out the gag and blindfold. "Since your birthday isn't until tomorrow, we'll start slow. Put these on."

She whines a little - "Yes, ma'am" - and takes the gag first (it's easier to secure it if she can see) and then the blindfold. (She's definitely blushing, a somewhat splotchy pink that spreads from her cheeks down her neck and slightly to her shoulders.)

She rests with her hands on her folded thighs after, head tilted up toward Ellie.

Ellie plays with a curl of Fay's hair, fingers brushing over but not actually touching her shoulder.

"All I want you to do tonight, Fay, is stay still. That should be easy enough for you, yes?"

Possibly affirmative whine. (She doesn't nod.)

"Good." She can hear the smile in Ellie's voice. "Because if it does prove to be a problem, I will have to take that into account for tomorrow's activities."

She moans low in her chest and makes another affirmative noise.