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GREENGRASS, daphne (difficile) wrote in dearlyrpg,
@ 2008-02-01 23:33:00

WHO: Daphne Greengrass and Zacharias Smith
WHERE: In front of the Library, then ...?
WHEN: After dinner
WHY: They're madly in hate with the world, it appears.
RATING: TBD
STATUS: Incomplete/closed

A meeting. A meeting with a one Zacharias Smith, to be more accurate. Daphne stared at her reflection boredly and wondered why in the hell he would suggest that. Why would he do such a thing? She hadn't said more than a few words to him in the last six years, what made him all of a sudden want to speak to her? And more importantly, why did she agree? Daphne laughed slightly at the thought of them talking. What would Pansy think? Daphne didn't care what anyone thought of her excapades. Half the time she did some things just to piss her house mates off, because yes, in reality, she knew she was better than most of them. Conceited, arrogant and ignorant? Certainly. She was in Slytherin, after all.

Daphne's reflection snapped in her face, getting her out of her daze and went back to reflecting herself. She made a face and tied her hair back, not wanting it to be bothersome like it had been during the day thus far. She turned her head side to side, making sure she looked presentable and smirked. When didn't she look presentable? She was a Greengrass and probably the most fit out of the whole lot of them. Presentable was one of her best qualities. Another sly smirk was given and Daphne stood and exited the girls dormitory.

It was normal for Daphne to not always eat dinner with the group. She actually used that time for studying, and occasionally cat napping, but studying happened more often than not. She didn't eat before meeting Zacharias and she knew she'd have to get down there in a timely fashion so it looked like she ate with the rest of the school. Dinner wasn't quite over, but it wouldn't last but another minute or so, so by the time she made it in front of the library, she knew she wasn't too terribly early. Soon, a wave of kids just finishing on time exited the Great Hall and she could hear them from where she was standing. A grimace was given at the noise, but she waited patiently against a pillar outside the library doors, for the man that she expected to sweep her off her feet in entertainment.

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zacsmith
2008-02-02 04:49 am UTC (link)

Zacharias knew quite well that Daphne hadn't been at dinner. He noticed that she wasn't there quite a lot, actually; Zacharias knew everything that was possible to know in Hogwarts, or at least, he liked to, and liked to lead people to believe. But this was the honest truth, he enjoyed watching other people's conversations, eying the cliques that had so tightly formed over the years and the outcasts that had remained on the sidelines for all seven years.

He didn't mind, though. Daphne had always interested him, even if he'd never bothered to speak to her. She was the prettiest out of all the Slytherin girls in his year, and maybe out of all the girls combined, but he'd never let her know that he thought that; it would ruin the mystery, or the game he had in mind.

So, Zacharias waited a few minutes for the hall to empty out before he got up and made his way to the library. He wasn't anxious to meet her and didn't want to appear to be, so there was no rush. He spotted Daphne and walked casually to stand in front of her, eyebrows a bit high.

"Ready?"

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difficile
2008-02-02 04:56 am UTC (link)

Wasn't it normally the blokes that waited for the birds to be fashionably late? Daphne waited patiently, however, examining her nails as if there might have been something wrong with them. Which reminded her, she needed to find a way out to get a manicure as soon as possible. She blew on them, removing any dust that had collected in mere seconds and shined them on her sweater. Perfect, as always.

She looked up at the hordes of people filing by, laughing, talking loudly, fooling around. A face was given in disgust as she took all of this in. Laughing was one thing, but laughing so loud that people in France could hear it was just unacceptable. One Gryffindor girl passed and gave Daphne a rude look and Daphne shot it back, sending the other girl in a fit of red cheeks and cursing under her breath. What was it that made them so embarrassingly courageous?

Finally, she saw Zacharias and eyed him from head to toe. When he advanced on her, she made a mental note not to bring up how he looked shorter when he stood so dangerously close to her. A smirk was given as a hello and she folded her arms across her chest.

"For?"

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zacsmith
2008-02-02 05:11 am UTC (link)

He shrugged slightly. He honestly had no idea where they were going to go, only that they were going to go and it was going to be interesting. Because Zacharias Smith didn't do anything but interesting, it wouldn't be worth doing if it wasn't. Mostly he'd answered Daphne's journal to pester her for whinging publically, but then he recalled that she was a rather good looking bird, and maybe, just maybe he could garner a snog from Miss. Greengrass.

Or at least a goodnight kiss, Zac wasn't very picky these days, what with everyone and their mother being paired off. He had the fleeting thought about Daphne's pairing, if she even had one, but if she didn't have a problem with meeting him, then neither did he.

"Surprise," he said, offering his arm and wondering if they could keep the one-word game going on for a bit longer. No words would be fine with him, but Zac knew that it took a little bit of effort to get a girl to want to snog you, not like some of these hapless blokes wandering the halls.

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difficile
2008-02-02 05:16 am UTC (link)

Daphne looked at him questionably but said nothing. She was good at that. There had been times where she made single people break down and try to tell their whole life stories just with a single look. She shook her head and began to ignore all the thoughts of how fit Zacharias Smith actually was. Attempting to ignore that as well, she tuned out the world and focused on what exactly it was they were going to do.

When his arm was offered, she looked at it for a second, then accepted it, taking it in her own. She smiled slightly before speaking, "intriguing," she said teasingly, looking over at him with a bit of a devious smirk. If he didn't have an idea for the evening, she was sure she'd be able to come up with one at one point or another, though it wasn't guaranteed that he'd necessarily like it.

She was tempted to ask him another question and decided against it, deciding it was best to wait. After all, it was a surprise.

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zacsmith
2008-02-02 05:33 am UTC (link)

Now, it was time to think.

Courtyard? It was usually rather empty these days; no one wanted to spend time outside of the dorms with the Carrows lurking in the shadows. Zacharias had managed to keep his nose clean, but his patience (the little that he had) was growing short and he knew the time would come where he'd get to experience the Carrows at their finest. Not something he wanted, just something he was expecting.

Maybe to the greenhouses. They could always lie and say that they were looking for her gloves she'd left in class earlier. Yes, the greenhouses would do, and they were warm, which was a major plus in the fall weather.

He'd been about to open his mouth and ask her something, but then remembered his silent game. Zacharias simply raised his eyebrows as he pushed open the door leading out to the greenhouses and smirked greatly, figuring she would get the idea as this was the way nearly all the students took to get to Herbology.

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difficile
2008-02-02 05:42 am UTC (link)

The direction they were going had Daphne thinking. Where exactly were they going. And was he bold enough to brave any unwanted Death Eaters lurking about? Such a dangerous young man. Daphne rolled her lips slightly, walking slowly along with him, though making a point to sway her hips like she normally did.

When he opened the door in the direction of the greenhouses, Daphne's well groomed brows went up, questioning him about their journey. If he wasn't speaking,neither was she. She was good at this game, after all. She was rather cunning. Looking back, she made sure no one was following them, or even able to see them, at that matter. Another smirk was given as they made their way to the climate controlled greenhouses to re-pot a few plants.

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zacsmith
2008-02-02 10:18 pm UTC (link)

Thank bloody Merlin they weren't locked. He would've looked like a right idiot if they were, but Zac had been formulating an escape route if they were. Something along the lines about how Sprout had requested he check the wards before heading back to the dorms (he was a loyal Hufflepuff, after all), and after greenhouses they would've gone to the lake. With that big rock people liked to climb on, except they wouldn't climb, they'd sit at the bottom of it and they would---well, whatever, but seeing as the doors had opened, he could forget about all that.

Zac let Daphne in first and made sure the door was securely shut before leaning back against it, figuring out his next move. Did his one word game continue as they've found themselves alone? Wasn't really a need for it, any hey--if she was playing along, letting her win would only give him some good vibes in her book. Or at least, that's how it usually worked.

"So," he started, taking a few steps forward, hands in his pockets for the time being, "Comfortable?"

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difficile
2008-02-02 11:29 pm UTC (link)

Daphne happily stepped in ahead of him, knowing that a real gentleman would be insulted if she hadn't done so. A small smirk was given as she looked at him out of the corner of her eyes and she made her way deeper into the empty area by the door way. When she turned around, she saw how Zacharias had already shut the door tightly and smirked. So were they hiding from the outside world?

She watched him for a few seconds before turning around and looking about. Herbology. Certainly her least favorite class since half of the plants they worked with were either loud, they bit, or they just sucked in general. And finally, he spoke.

"Quite," she responded simply, giving him a coy look as she turned around and looked at him again. "And yourself?"

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zacsmith
2008-02-03 01:32 am UTC (link)

"Mm, I could be better."

Zacharias was pretty sure Daphne knew where he was trying to get at. Letting him get there would be the challenge, and he stepped a bit closer, wondering how long this would take. Now, now, Zac was a gentleman---his mother would have his head if he wasn't, so if Daphne didn't want a quick, random snog against the table counter, then there wouldn't be any snogging, but he couldn't help his slightly eager mind.

Or maybe she'd make the first move. That would be terrific, actually, because that was just a little less work he had to do. Zacharias was a hardworking Hufflepuff, but if he could find a shortcut to something he really wanted, then why not take it?

He leaned one hand against the table just behind her, eyebrows lifting just slightly.

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difficile
2008-02-03 01:46 am UTC (link)

"Oh?" She questioned, her smirk fading, though still mildly interested in why he was so uncomfortable. She wasn't dumb, so Daphne had an idea of why, but it never hurt to ask questions. And if it did ... oh well. A small, quiet sigh was given as she waited and watched his movements.

Leaning on the counter, she watched him step closer, her brows furrowing in question, though not ruling out a thing. In the back of her mind, she wondered if he thought that because she was pretty, she was easy? Not the case with her. A smile was given and she folded her arms across her chest as if she were chilly, rubbing her arms slightly.

She could tell in his eyes what he was hungry for and he'd have to do better than what he was doing.

"Sure is chilly out here."

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zacsmith
2008-02-03 02:11 am UTC (link)

He wasn't as smooth as he liked to think, but Zacharias knew what effort was needed. He slipped off his cloak and put it around Daphne's shoulders, not at all flinching at the change of temperature. Sure they were in the greenhouses, but the cold from outside could not be ignored.

"That it is," he muttered, examining his fingernails, not waiting for a thank-you or for her to reject the cloak. It would be quite rude to, you know, and he was simply being a gentleman.

"Do you have any plans to attend that ball everyone's been yammering on about?"

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difficile
2008-02-03 02:29 am UTC (link)

The gesture Zacharias had made was well appreciated and she gave a smile before properly thanking him. "Thank you," she said quietly, looking at the attractive bloke standing there without a cloak. She took out her wand and conjured up a simple warming spell to go around him. Daphne was decently skilled in some charms, ones like this had been taught to her early on by her mother in case a situation like this came up.

"Didn't want to take your warmth away. It's the fall, it's cold no matter where we are," she said smartly, giving him a bit of a blank look. Then he mentioned the ball, something she wasn't expecting from him.

"Not yet. Waiting for the right bloke to step up and ask me. Yourself?" She half smirked at him as she waited, crossing her legs in front of her and leaning back a bit.

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zacsmith
2008-02-05 04:54 pm UTC (link)

"Ah, all right, would you like to be picked up early or show up fashionably late?"

His grin was only a bit teasing, as there was always the chance she wouldn't appreciate his offer (or...well, he supposed it was an offer). Zacharias left some room for her to decline, even though it would probably ruin the evening if she did.

Well, no; he didn't go into this looking for a date, so if she accepted, then they would have a good time. If she declined, then he would continue with his plot of getting a no-strings attached snog.

See, always had a plan.

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difficile
2008-02-07 02:26 am UTC (link)

Daphne blinked. He was inviting himself to be her date? No proper proposal to go or anything? A small laugh erupted from her mouth and she looked at him with an amused grin. So he really thought he was good enough for her. Well, she'd have to test that out, first.

"What makes you think I want to go with you at all?" she questioned, folding her arms across her chest and waiting for an answer. Eventually, she'd say yes just because he was fit and had a certain air about him that made her smile. Until then, she wanted answers.

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