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Tweak says, "Come hither"

Greg Goyle (goyle_g) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-06-23 14:29:00

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character: gregory goyle, character: marietta edgecombe

Stupid Statue
Who: Greg and open!
What: Contemplation, conversation?
Where: The Monument, Monument Alley
When: Tuesday 23rd June, 2.10pm
Rating: SFW for now

Greg was supposed to be at work. He should have been back at work ten minutes ago, not standing mute in front of Monument Alley's monument. He'd been on his way back to Diagon Alley from Sweet Nothings when he'd stopped. Someone had left flowers at the phoenix's feet and the bright colour against the stone had caught Greg's eye. It was a stupid statue. Who picked a phoenix, famous for coming back 'from death' to represent all the people that would never come back? Vince and Greg's dad weren't going to suddenly appear from their graves.

It was even worse that it was Dumbeldore's symbol, Dumbledore's pet. Greg felt no loyalty to Voldemort, but he thought Vince had and he knew his dad had. They wouldn't want to be associated with Dumbledore's stupid bird. People like Finnigan and the Weasleys might talk about the phoenix representing the 'rebirth of the community' - but Greg didn't know many people who really believed that. He didn't know many people who felt like they were even accepted by this community. They tried, they worked where they were supposed to work and they'd stopped (mostly) talking about mudbloods and blood purity. Even so, the community preferred to forget about them.

He was so lost in unusually heavy thoughts that Greg didn't even notice someone stepping up beside him, whether it was to try to get his attention or to look more closely at the flowers.

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marrededge
2015-07-12 10:54 pm UTC (link)

Marietta simply nodded. It wasn't her place to pry into his personal life. She didn't know him well enough for anything more than a surface conversation. Though anything dealing with Weasleys, particularly those she'd been in school with, was something she could weigh in on. Luckily, in this case, there seemed to be a mutual disgust. "I can't say I'd want to head into work early either." She easily recalled his disgust at being asked to complete a task even though he'd been off the clock. "Particularly if my boss had already proven they had no boundaries when it came to my time."

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	goyle_g 2015-07-14 03:10 pm UTC (link)
	Greg muttered something unflattering about George and Ron, but had the sense at least to keep it under his breath. He didn't want to get in trouble for wanting to hex both of them. He hadn't given in to temptation yet, but had come close a few times. "Where do you work?" he asked, more because it was polite than because he was especially interested. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	marrededge 2015-07-19 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	"I work a few doors down at Flourish and Blotts," she stated deciding it was best to ignore whatever dialogue Goyle was having with himself. Sh herself had a habit of being displeased though she'd worked really hard at reeling in her feelings. "I should probably let you go," she added. Small talk wasn't necessarily one of her strong suits. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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goyle_g
2015-07-20 10:07 am UTC (link)

Greg made an obviously disapproving face. "That's not worse than working at Weasley's," he decided aloud. "But it's pretty bad." Greg - unsurprisingly - was not a fan of books at all and could imagine little that was more boring than working in a bookshop, except perhaps working in a school. That Marietta was a Ravenclaw had slipped his mind, and even if he'd remembered it wouldn't have occurred to him that she might think differently. But then she was offering to let him go and Greg nodded. "Yeah. I have to go work. Thanks."

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