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herbologist_nev (herbologist_nev) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-10-02 10:41:00

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character: lavender brown, character: neville longbottom

Escaping!!
WHO: Neville and Lavender
WHEN: Thursday October 2nd
WHERE: Ministry at first, then we'll see?
WHAT: Neville is taking Lavender out.
RATING: PG?
STATUS: Ongoing

Neville was so done with this week, but unfortunately he'd have to come in the next day. He'd had a nice talk with his gran and was looking forward to move out now. Maybe he'd need to move back in in a few years, but right now, he wanted some independence. He was glad he had talked to Augusta about this and had also mentioned how uncomfortable he was with her tea parties and that he believed in giving real love a chance before settling for someone he didn't know much.

Having both agreed to make an effort, Neville felt much lighter about the whole ordeal and was almost floating when he walked up to Lavender's cubicle with a large grin on his face and a bar of Honeyduke's dark chocolate. "Hey there, lovely!" Neville said, putting the chocolate on the desk in front of Lav, and half-sitting on the corner. He didn't think he desk would withstand his weight even though he was slowly starting to lose a pound here and there.

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angustifolia
2014-10-02 04:37 pm UTC (link)

Lavender grinned. "Only sub par? Must be one of the good days in the cafeteria," she joked. "Okay, that sounds like a plan. Just give me five minutes to change into something a little less..." She glanced down at her all-black outfit and sensible shoes. "A little less this."

She scooped up a bag from under her desk, slinging it over her shoulder. "Wait here. Have a seat and I will be back as soon as I can."

As good as her word, Lavender returned returned from her trip to the ladies' toilets a few minutes later, now wearing a dress with an autumnal-looking pattern of leaves on in reds and golds. She'd pulled her hair into a loose plait that hung over her shoulder. "So," she said brightly, "what do you fancy for dinner? New chef at Finnigan's? Or somewhere else? I can't decide." Lavender frowned. "Though I probably do go there too much."

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herbologist_nev
2014-10-02 05:05 pm UTC (link)

Neville laughed. "Well, I didn't want to sound too harsh, but it smelled this time." He admitted, shaking his head. He should stop forgetting his lunch.

He did as he was told and sat in her chair while he waited for her. "Darn," He said under his breath when she came out. "You look amazing, love." He said with a smile and a slight blush. "Anywhere, really. I'll follow you."

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angustifolia
2014-10-02 05:22 pm UTC (link)

"Thanks," Lavender said, blushing a little. Compliments from Neville were always earnest and therefore always appreciated. Reaching over to pick up the chocolate that Neville had brought, she quickly stowed it in her desk drawer - that was going to make work tomorrow a lot more pleasant if she had to spend time at her desk again.

"Um..." Lavender bit her lip, considering her options. "What about Diagon Alley? Isn't there an Italian?" She gave him a knowing look. "Pizza?"

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	herbologist_nev 2014-10-02 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	Neville perked up as soon as she mentioned pizza. "Oh! Yes, yes pizza. I'm all on board with that idea." He said, standing as he grinned at Lavender. "Is there pizza at that Italian place on Diagon Alley? The only place I went was close to here." He motioned at random because he didn't have enough orientation to figure out where it really was. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

angustifolia
2014-10-02 06:01 pm UTC (link)

Giggling softly, Lavender linked her arm through his. "I'm just guessing that it does. But if you know somewhere, let's just go there. Now that I've mentioned pizza, I really fancy pepperoni or something." If dark chocolate was the main way to Lavender's heart, meat came a close second.

She wasn't sorry to leave the Department behind her for the day, managing to keep up with Neville's longer legs as they made their way through the Ministry. "I can't believe it's October already," she remarked. "This year just seems to be slipping away."

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herbologist_nev
2014-10-02 06:10 pm UTC (link)

Neville wasn't always aware of how fast he was walking, mostly because he didn't realize he was so tall, but one look at Lavender and he kissed the top of her head. "You need to remind me not to walk so fast, Lav. Seriously, I don't want you to have to run to keep up with me." He told her.

"Seems like every day is a little bit different but still the same so it just.. rolls and next thing you know, it's Christmas again." He said with a sigh. Not that he didn't like Christmas, but with the whole gifting thing, people often ended up with black market goods, hexed products and sometimes even worse. Busy, busy for the Aurors.

"It doesn't have to be pizza, lasagna is a great fall back too if we go Italian." He mentioned. "But we could go to that place Harry showed me if you want pizza."

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	angustifolia 2014-10-02 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	"It's okay," Lavender assured him. "Trust me. I've started going running with someone even taller than you and I can keep up with him just fine." She grinned. "This is nothing." "Um..." Lavender looked up at him now. "Pizza," she decided. "Now I've got it in my head, I have to have it. So I will follow you wherever you want to go." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

herbologist_nev
2014-10-02 10:18 pm UTC (link)

Neville groaned. "I should start to run again." he said, then sighed. "My physical is coming up and it's making me nervous." Neville admitted freely to the snacks and the not so healthy food, but he really needed to start exercising again.

"Pizza it is." Once out of the building her, he guided her towards the pizza restaurant Harry had introduced him to. "We should have a pizza place that delivers on Diagon Alley."

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angustifolia
2014-10-03 01:57 pm UTC (link)

Lavender winced in sympathy. She hated running, but it was a necessary evil if she wanted to keep up her stamina for work. "I'm sure you'll be fine when you get back into the swing of things," she assured him. "Find yourself a training partner. It helps."

She nodded in agreement. "That would be nice. I hardly ever have Muggle money to get it delivered from anywhere else." Having food cooked and brought to your house really was one of the great Muggle ideas.

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	herbologist_nev 2014-10-03 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	He could always ask around, he thought. It would still be better than running on his own. "Yeah and it would easier to explain than having a Muggle delivery man coming to the Ministry to bring food for the department." He said with a small laugh. He could almost see it in his mind. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

angustifolia
2014-10-03 08:24 pm UTC (link)

Letting out a very restrained snort, Lavender linked her arm through Neville's. "Can you imagine the delivery instructions? Just meet me by the phonebox..." She shook her head. "That sounds so shady."

She couldn't stop smiling as another image popped into her head; Neville's company had made her feel buoyant. "If this law enforcement business doesn't work out for us, we'll learn how to make pizza. We could make a fortune."

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	herbologist_nev 2014-10-03 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	Neville laughed. "Yeah, then imagine him trying to figure out why the heck I'm just standing there by the phone booth until he's gone." It was so funny, Neville thought he should do it just for the heck of it. "We would. Self delivering pizzas would be a hit, definitely." He said, nodding. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

angustifolia
2014-10-03 08:50 pm UTC (link)

"That would be hilarious. And maybe a little bit mean." She grinned.

"Definitely. And obviously we'd have to grow our own veg for toppings and everything." As if they would do anything else. "But, then again, I might just stick to being a Hit Wizard. I'm better at making cake, anyway." Talking of food was ramping up Lavender's appetite, so she had high hopes for the pizza they were going to have tonight.

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herbologist_nev
2014-10-04 08:56 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, okay a little mean, but it's not that mean though." He had to admit that Lav was a little right, but there were pranks worse than that.

"Oooh, growing our own veggies, that would be the fun part." He chuckled. "Yeah, you can stay and be a Hit Witch and I'll start growing a bunch of veggies and live off my land." It was mostly a joke, since he doubted he could make enough money to live just by selling what his could produce out of his garden, unless there were medicinal plants and flowers thrown into the mix.

Once they (finally) found the place, Neville looked at Lavender. "What are you hungry for?" he asked her, grinning.

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angustifolia
2014-10-05 09:11 am UTC (link)

"You know, if there's anyone I believe could actually make a living growing his own food, it's you." She gave Neville's arm a squeeze.

"Hmm." Once they'd finally found the place, Lavender took a long moment to just enjoy the various delicious smells. Tomato and cheese and, yum, fresh bread. Any sort of bread that was just out of the oven was really one of life's simple pleasures. It was one of those times when she could be glad that Greyback's attack had left her sense of smell a little more sensitive. Sometimes it was definitely a burden, but this was one of the good time. "I really fancy pepperoni," she decided. "What do you want?"

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	herbologist_nev 2014-10-05 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	Neville chuckled. "Thanks." Her support had made so much in his life possible, of course she's still be supportive if he decided to do something else. "Anything, really. I just want pizza. It could be the one with pineapples on it." He didn't really like that kind, as he had found, but today he was too hungry to care. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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