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Greg Goyle ([info]goyle_g) wrote in [info]finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-09-15 11:58:00

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Entry tags:character: gregory goyle, character: harry potter, character: percy weasley

First Day at Work
Who: Greg and Harry. Still open to others later in the day!
What: His first day working at WWW
Where: WWW, Diagon Alley
When: Before lunch
Rating: NSFW - Grumpy Goyle's internal monologue is a bit sweary.

So far, Greg hated Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. He hated that the wards had bounced him out when he'd tried to apparate directly into the shop, he hated the stupid bright pink uniform that didn't fucking fit properly across the shoulders, he hated the customers and most of all he hated the cash machine that kept trying to bite his fingers off. He was lucky that his natural expression was moody or else his anger would have been plain for anyone to see. As it was, it was all he could do to keep a civil tongue in his head and keep reminding himself that he couldn't just walk out and go home. If he'd had to try to smile through it all, he might have exploded.

"No," he said, for what felt like the tenth time already that day. "The effects aren't permanent. None of the effects are permanent." Did this idiotic woman really think Weasley would be allowed to sell his 'Canary Creams' and 'Headless Hats' if the effects were permanent? He glowered at his would-be customer until she dragged her son away to look at something on the other side of the shop. Goyle huffed out a sigh of relief - and then bit back a groan as he heard the front door open. Now what?


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[info]auror__potter
2014-09-16 12:43 am UTC (link)
Dressed in official Auror's robes, Harry walked into Wizard Wheeze's just before lunch. Technically he was off duty for lunch, and the robes were necessary. He'd wanted to make a statement for the new employee, and that statement was Watch Yourself. For all that Harry believed in second chances, and for all that Greg Goyle hadn't been convicted of any crimes, Harry didn't trust him. He hadn't asked George why he'd hired him, that wasn't any of his business, but he would make sure Goyle knew he was being watched. Maybe it was unfair, but Harry didn't think so. It was...constant vigilance, the faded echo of Mad-Eye Moody said in his head.

Wand just a quick grab away, Harry strode into the shop with a purpose. He spotted Goyle straight away, but then it was hard to miss a six and a half foot man in bright pink robes and a permanent scowl. As always, Harry was momentarily taken aback when he looked at Goyle; he didn't think it was fair that such a bully turned into one of the best looking men he'd seen. If only his personality matched the outside.

"Goyle. Scaring away customers already? I don't think that's what George hired you for."

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[info]goyle_g
2014-09-16 10:04 am UTC (link)
Harry Potter was just about the last person Greg wanted to see - on any day, but particularly one going as badly as this one was. He supposed he should have expected it, Potter having been practically adopted by the Weasley mob, but his mind didn't really work that way. "Mr Potter," he said, his voice barely edging away from a growl. He figured the pureblood society manners that had been pounded into him as a child were the safest mode of address now. Draco had always told him not to bother at school, Potter and his lot weren't worth it, but he wasn't at school any more.

"Is there something I can help you with?" He didn't answer Potter's question. The woman hadn't been scared away, she was still over there cooing over the pygmy puffs and carrying an armload of trick wands she obviously intended to buy. Which meant Greg would have to face the cash register again as George was still in back showing someone around his defensive collection.

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[info]auror__potter
2014-09-17 11:12 pm UTC (link)
"Going to have to work on your people skills, Goyle," Harry said, not missing the barely suppressed growl in Goyle's voice. It gave him a quick flash of satisfaction that that much hadn't changed at least; however much Gregory Goyle had changed in appearance he was still just a step up from a troll personality wise.

Since Harry wasn't sure how to answer that question, he ignored it. He was here to make sure Goyle knew he was being watched, and if he stepped one foot out of line there'd be Harry to deal with. "How are you finding your new position, Goyle? Having fun yet?" Maybe it was a little mean, since he was pretty sure this wasn't anyone's definition of fun, but he wasn't above a little meanness when it came to a few particular people.

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[info]goyle_g
2014-09-18 11:08 am UTC (link)
Greg wasn't going to admit it, but it was possible Harry's words were actually true. When he'd taken the job he'd thought he'd be mostly moving things around, perhaps beefing up the security, not actually serving customers all day. He might have to ask Pansy for tip, she always got along with everyone she wanted to.

"It's a job," he pointed out. "It's not supposed to be fun." Not that he'd ever had a real job before, but he was pretty sure the only people who actually enjoyed 'work' were professional quidditch players like Marcus. Greg had been good at ridding old properties of dark magic but he hadn't enjoyed it any more than he'd enjoyed school.

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[info]auror__potter
2014-09-18 11:39 pm UTC (link)
Harry hated that he agreed with Goyle. Most days he didn't find his job fun either. Satisfying, frustrating and depressing, sure it was all those things, but very rarely was it fun. But there was no way Harry was going to let Goyle know he commiserated, even a little. Besides, Goyle was working in a joke shop. If there was ever a workplace that was supposed to be fun, it was this one.

"Your job, as you should know, involves making sales to customers. You can hardly do that if they're afraid to talk to you, Goyle." His eyes narrowed. "Unless that's your plan here. Sabotage George's business by being an asshole." Plenty of people had accused Harry of being paranoid, but it wasn't paranoia if they were truly out to get you. Though he didn't actually think that's why Goyle was here.

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[info]goyle_g
2014-09-22 01:47 pm UTC (link)
"You're not afraid to talk to me," Greg pointed out after considering Harry's words for a few minutes. "She wasn't afraid to talk to me." He gestured at the woman, still apparently trying to decide whether a yellow puff or a black one was 'cuter'. No one was afraid to talk to him and he'd made a few sales already, when George had been busy. He might not fully understand yet why his mother had insisted he get a job, let alone a job in Monument or Diagon Alley, but he had done what she told him to do and he wasn't going to muck it up now.

He frowned, dark eyebrows drawing down over his eyes. "Why would I do that?" Then he'd have to find another job. Ron Weasley had been annoying, and Greg so far didn't think much of George but that didn't mean he wanted to sabotage the shop. That just seemed like a waste of energy. He gave up trying to follow Potter's logic, his expression clearing a little. "I needed a job." It really was as simple as that.

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[info]auror__potter
2014-09-25 01:11 am UTC (link)
"I'm not most people," Harry pointed out. He looked over at the woman making a choice between the pygmy puffs. "Maybe not, but she's also on the opposite side of the shop from you, after you snapped at her. There's probably a correlation there." Though it was also possible he was over-reacting, not that he'd admit that to Goyle.

Harry could feel the tips of his ears burn, and willed away the blush. He wasn't going to apologize for jumping to conclusions, and hopefully Goyle was too dim to notice Harry's momentary embarrassment for the accusation. "Well, I hope you keep in mind that you could easily be in need of a job again," Harry said, though he thought he'd lost most of his authority by this point.

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[info]goyle_g
2014-09-25 01:16 pm UTC (link)
Greg grunted. Draco had always been convinced that Potter thought too much of himself, and here he was going on about how he was better than other people. Greg levelled him with a glare, conveying without words that he wasn't that impressed by Harry Potter, whether he'd defeated Voldemort or not. "She's on the other side of the shop looking at pygmy puffs," he said. "That's where the pygmy puffs are." Greg was not going to take responsibility for this. Not when she was obviously still intending to make a purchase. "I answered her question, that's all." And that was probably more words than Greg had ever exchanged with Harry Potter before today.

"Yeah," he said, though it was barely clear enough to count as a word. Yeah, he could need a job again and if he did he'd find one, or Pansy or Draco would find one for him. Greg was beginning to feel that this conversation had dragged on entirely too long. "Are you going to buy anything?" Though the words were blunt, his tone was not rude. Not that his tone was every exactly friendly.

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[info]auror__potter
2014-09-30 10:11 pm UTC (link)
Harry decided that he'd dug himself into a hole on this one, and decided to let the matter drop. The truth was, the woman didn't actually seem scathed at all by Goyle's terse response, and was happily nattering on at her son and the chosen pygmy puffs. But he still would stand by his assertion that Goyle could be nicer to the customers, and would eventually chase a good number off simply by being, well, him.

"No, I just came in to check on things. Maybe say hello to George." He made it clear that by things he'd meant Goyle. Even someone of Goyle's questionable intelligence could cypher that out. "I drop in here from time to time. Whenever I have a moment, actually." It would be good that Goyle keep that in mind.

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[info]goyle_g
2014-09-30 11:59 pm UTC (link)
Greg crossed his arms across his chest, wishing Draco or Pansy were here with him. They'd have known exactly the right thing to say about Potter apparently dropping in 'whenever he had a moment'. They would have been able to make Potter feel stupid, but all Greg could do was glare at him and hope he'd go away soon. If he'd even tried, Potter would probably report him to Weasley and then Greg really would need a new job.

"Mr Weasley is in the back room," he said, gesturing with one large hand before returning it to its previous position. If Potter was going to be showing up all the time, this job was going to be even worse than Greg had thought.

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[info]auror__potter
2014-10-01 12:28 am UTC (link)
Harry was not going to be intimidated by Goyle, even if he was all tall and muscley. Harry had years of Auror training on his side, and he was one of the best in the department. So he just stared back at Goyle, refusing to back down.

"Well, I'll just go back and say hello then." He gave Goyle one last look, one that let him know he'd be watching him very carefully. "I think she's ready to check out." He gestured to the lady and the pygmy puffs, who was standing impatiently at the till. "It's not good to keep customers waiting."

With that, he headed out back to say hello to George.

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Sometime later...
[info]abidingpercy
2014-09-17 03:18 am UTC (link)
It was Tuesday, not one of Percy's favourites but definitely a day he could live with. It was also the last of his four days with Lucy, and whe he had her on workdays, he brought her with him. His department was already quite accustomed to seeing her at a desk of her own in her father's office, either working on her letters and numbers per Percy's wishes or playing quietly. She was actually quite well behaved at work, which made the arrangement one that was suitable to all.

He thought, however, that she could use some time out of the office, and as he had nothing pressing, he thought it was an excellent opportunity to visit with Uncle George. His brother, however, was not the face he saw when he entered the store, and Lucy hugged Percy's robes as they approached the new person.

"You're new here, aren't you." It wasn't a question, and Percy looked at the man with a touch of suspicion.

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]goyle_g
2014-09-17 08:28 am UTC (link)
It felt to Greg like Potter took an eternity to finally leave him alone. It was exhausting, being on your guard that completely for that long but Greg's relief was short lived. He'd been restacking the display of Skiving Snackboxes when he heard the door once more. It only took a glance to inform him this was almost certainly one of George's brothers. Greg didn't understand why George had hired him if it meant his friends and relatives were constantly going to have to pop by to make sure Greg wasn't... He didn't even know what they suspected he would do. If he'd wanted to hurt Weasley he could have done it without taking a job in his shop, wearing stupid pink robes and talking to customers all day.

Unlike some purebloods, he wasn't sufficiently up on the gossip to know which Weasley he was now facing. The oldest one had some kids already, he thought, so maybe it was him. "First day," he grunted, certain the man already knew that. "Can I help you, or are you here to see Mr Weasley?"

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]abidingpercy
2014-09-17 06:03 pm UTC (link)
Percy hadn't heard from George since the incident with the quills (for which he continued to vow revenge), and so he hadn't been apprised of the new hire (not that George kept him in the loop anyway, though Percy often found out eventually when he came to help his brother with the books). The man opposite him wasn't familiar at all, but the last thing he wanted to do was chase off one of his brother's employees (at least without there being something to chase him off for).

"Well, we came for a visit with or without George, but I had hoped my brother would be here. I'm Percy, and this is Lucy. And you would be?" he asked, notably ignoring the now bouncing Lucy who was tugging on his hand, her eyes focused across the store on what was no doubt a display of canary creams. He was beginning to suspect she was addicted to the prank treats.

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]goyle_g
2014-09-18 11:14 am UTC (link)
"Mr Weasley's taking a break," Greg said. He was fairly sure that George was still in the back, or else upstairs. He hadn't seemed at all willing to leave Greg in the shop on his own, but he'd said he was going to grab something to eat and Greg wasn't going to interrupt that. On the other hand, if Percy wanted to go find him Greg wasn't going to stop him either.

He nodded to their introductions. "Gregory Goyle. Most people just call me Goyle." And he hated when anyone except his friends called him Greg. It just didn't seem right. Greg glanced behind him to see what the little girl was looking at, but he wasn't about to interfere with someone else's kid.

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]abidingpercy
2014-09-20 12:22 am UTC (link)
Percy nodded, the name sounding familiar but only in the way so many names were familiar in a closed in society. Nothing particularly reviling was triggered at the moment in his memory, so he relaxed slightly - only time would tell if the man could be truly trusted around Percy's daughter.

"Well, Mister Goyle, I hope your employment for my brother works out. It takes a particular temperament to deal with the type of clientele that is drawn toward the joke shop."

And speaking of temperament, Lucy took advantage of a moment of Percy's inattention to slip from his grip and sprint down an aisle. Percy tried to follow but she was smaller and more maneuverable, and by the time he got to her, she'd already stuffed a canary cream into her mouth. He groaned as she started sprouting yellow feathers, giggling all the while.

"I hope George taught you the remedy for the canary creams!" he shouted to Goyle, picking up his own canary and carrying her to the front counter. "He refuses to show me so he can keep slipping them to me when I'm not paying attention. And to her too, though she doesn't need any encouragement from him. If I didn't know any better, I'd say she was aiming to be a Hufflepuff."

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]goyle_g
2014-09-22 01:56 pm UTC (link)
Greg frowned at Percy's words. He wasn't as stupid as some people thought he was, but it still annoyed him when others used fancy words when plain ones would do. It felt as though they were mocking him, expecting him not to understand. Honestly, in his school days that had been the reason, often enough. So he took extra time to mentally make sure he understood everything that Percy had said before he replied. "Thank you." He didn't feel very grateful, and his voice and the tense set of his shoulders made that feeling obvious - but he felt he had to acknowledge every part of Percy's statement. Much as he wanted to, he didn't know what else to say. He doubted he had the right temperament to work here, really, but it was a job and he'd needed a job.

Greg let Percy follow after his wayward daughter without following - glad to be free of the scrutiny - until he heard Percy's shout. He joined them quickly, wand out and ready for action before realising that the situation didn't truly merit the reaction. "It wears off," he pointed out, feeling as if he'd been summoned for nothing. Though, yes, George had taught him remedy, which Greg had picked up quicker than Weasley had apparently expected. He cast it now, wordlessly so he wouldn't get in trouble for spilling his employer's secrets. He shook his head as Lucy became a little girl again. "She shouldn't eat things she hasn't paid for." He was still puzzling over what the connection was supposed to be between Hufflepuff and canaries. Just because they were yellow? "Maybe she wants to be a bird, like Ravenclaw."

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]abidingpercy
2014-09-25 01:09 am UTC (link)
"I remember that it does wear off," Percy replied in a long-suffering voice, not directed at Goyle but at himself and his brother. "I would, however, like to keep her time as a canary to a minimum if possible."

He nodded approvingly at the remedy and managed a small smile at the man. "Thank you kindly. And I know she shouldn't, but she knows by now that I'll pay for it." One way or another.

He took a moment to pat Lucy over to make certain there were no stray feathers still in place, ignoring her overly pleased expression. "Oh, she definitely enjoys the feathers far too much, that's for certain. She's certainly intelligent enough for Ravenclaw, but is unfortunately reckless enough to be a Gryffindor, as you've seen."

He stood up straight and reached into his pocket for a couple of galleons. "This should more than cover the sweet," he said as he handed it to Goyle. "And the rest you can keep for yourself... in exchange for not mentioning this to my brother, of course."

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]goyle_g
2014-09-25 01:24 pm UTC (link)
Greg nodded. He could see that taking a canary out shopping with you probably wouldn't be ideal. Shopping was bad enough already without making it more difficult. He managed a small, tight smile back when Percy confirmed that he would pay for the eaten treat. One less thing to worry about getting in trouble for.

"Guess you'll find out when she's 11." He'd never had any doubt as to what house he would be sorted into. For generations his family had been in Slytherin, and his mother's family was similar. It was the only proper house for Purebloods. Or at least, had been. So many things were changing since the war that Greg wasn't sure anymore. Maybe if he had children they might be in Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw - though the latter seemed unlikely. He was still quite certain no child of his would be sorted into Gryffindor.

Greg's eyes shot warily to the cash register as Percy handed him the money, but quickly zeroed back in on Percy's face when he said he could keep the rest. Was he joking? He wasn't laughing, and it wasn't as if he had an audience. "Thank you." It would never occur to him to wonder if Percy were testing his loyalty to his employer, anymore than it would occur to him to turn down free money for any moral reason. "I won't tell." He closed his hand around the coins tightly.

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]abidingpercy
2014-09-26 01:00 am UTC (link)
Percy nodded, but with a bittersweet look. "I both look forward to and dread the day she's eleven. I already spend less time with her than I would like, but to be without her for several months at a time? Absolute torture. I have no idea how my parents did it, though there were so many of us, the house wasn't completely empty until Ginny started school."

He made note of the acceptance and left it at that - it wasn't that Percy was overly paranoid of George finding out about Lucy's transgression, it was more that it saved him one less bout of teasing, and perhaps gained him an ally on his brother's staff - something that could always come in handy, particularly for family surprises. "Excellent. We won't bother you much longer, I presume you've work to get back to. But again, congratulations on the position. I suppose we will be seeing much more of you in the future."

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]goyle_g
2014-09-26 01:43 pm UTC (link)
Not knowing what to say to that, Greg shrugged again. His own parents had been only too pleased to send him off to Hogwarts and let someone else mind him for a while. His mother had never been like Draco's, sending sweets and letters and news. He smiled more genuinely when he thought of Narcissa, who'd always included something chocolatey for him and Vince along with all Draco's favourites. "You've just got her?" he asked, more because he felt he should say something than because he was actually interested. He'd already forgotten the girl's name. L-something he thought. Laura? Lauren? It probably didn't matter.

He made a vague gesture to the Skiving Snackboxes he'd been restacking. "Just keeping things tidy until more customers come in." He glanced once more at the cash register, still preferring to avoid it if he could. "Do you want a receipt?" If Percy didn't, maybe he could just put Percy's money in with the next customer's. Then at least he would only risk getting his fingers snatched off once. So far, Percy seemed far more polite than Potter had, congratulating him on his position rather than suggesting he might loose it any moment. Greg mentally put it down to Pureblood manners. Potter had been raised by muggles, hadn't he? "Thank you. Maybe I could move the Canary Cremes to a higher shelf." It was his own way of showing gratitude, and indicating that he wouldn't object if Percy and his daughter came in again.

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]abidingpercy
2014-09-27 01:34 am UTC (link)
Percy noticed the smile on Goyle's face and thought it must have something to do with thoughts of children and school. He did cringe, however, at the question about Lucy. There were still many who disapproved of unmarried parents - though almost as bad were those who 'praised' Percy for wanting his daughter for more than a day or two per week. She was his daughter, it was his job to help raise her, and Percy was nothing if not dedicated to his work, whatever it was. "Lucy spends four days with me and four days with her mother. It's an arrangement we find works quite well." Hopefully the young man would leave it at that, as Percy wasn't quite in the mood to defend his choices in life at this moment.

"A receipt won't be necessary," Percy waved off, and then was taken aback when Goyle offered to move the canary creams. He'd often suspected his brother had made certain they were close to the ground just so Lucy could reach them, and he thought it was quite a nice gesture on Goyle's part to offer to change that. His estimation of the young man immediately changed quite a bit.

"Thank you, that would be much appreciated. Don't let my brother give you too hard of a time, all right?" He extended his hand, an offer of peace if there ever was one.

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Re: Sometime later...
[info]goyle_g
2014-09-28 08:51 am UTC (link)
Greg really wasn't giving over too much thought to Percy's living arrangements. Whatever the reason for her parents living apart, at least Lucy still had two parents. That could only be a good thing. It also hadn't really answered his question, but he supposed if Percy had more kids he'd have said so.

A little surprised, Greg shook Percy's hand. To him it wasn't that big a deal, he wasn't going to get in trouble for moving stock around - not if he waited for a good opportunity and made sure to replace the custard cremes with something else and not leave an empty space. But he shrugged and shook his head, mumbling something about the cash register being more of a worry than George. He stepped back just as another customer pushed through the door, looking flustered. Greg's jaw tensed a little and he nodded at Percy before heading over to see what the stranger needed.

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