Who: Marietta Edgecombe, Cho Chang and Dedalus Diggle (NPC) What: Drinks and commiserating Where: Leaky Cauldron, and outside, Diagon Alley When: December 3, 1998 Rating: Low
She paced the alley behind The Leaky Cauldron...she was early, as usual. It was always worse for her to be early because it meant time standing around with nothing to do. She wasn't a commanding presence at the best of times, and she felt that she looked so awkward sitting alone at the bar. She leaned against the bar wall; her new shoes were much smarter than they were comfortable. Not that they did her a bit of good today.
She certainly was glad Cho agreed to meet her tonight. She had hardly seen her friend since they started the at the Ministry. They may work at the same place, but there was an ocean of difference between the Magical Law Enforcement office and her own personal hell in Floo Network Administration. As she idly waved her wand over her nails to change their color (she settled on a sparkly purple), the rear door to the Cauldron opened, with Dedalus Diggle stumbling out. Dedalus was a regular at the Cauldron, so Marietta attempted a weak smile at him. "Evenin' then," he said, with a tip of his hat, and wandered to the spot on the wall that opened to the rest of Diagon Alley. Marietta watched him go, sucked in a deep breath and went inside to wait.