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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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herbologist_nev
2014-10-11 12:45 am UTC (link)

Neville chuckled. "No, no. She doesn't sugarcoat anything." Especially not to him. She had always made sure he always knew what he was getting into, the consequences of his actions or even things about his family's past.

"I'm not sure between getting into a flat, or just getting myself a small house or something. It might be a nice investment for the future though." He was always thinking ahead, trying not to waste anything that had potential. "Maybe.. a fixer upper?" He had always wanted to try his hand at this. Re-doing a house slowly and getting a nice landscape too, possibly even sell for a profit later on, or rent.

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angustifolia
2014-10-11 03:38 pm UTC (link)

"Well, there's no need to rush any decisions," Lavender assured him. "And a house might be nice. I'd love to do something like that, but I'd probably be terrible at it." While she could do plenty of household charms very well, they were mostly limited to the cleaning and cooking variety. Renovating a house was a little outside her skill set. "And a house would have the potential for a proper garden," she reminded him.

Lavender grinned. "I'll be there to help you, whatever you choose. Whether it's bringing food for your housewarming or helping you strip wallpaper."

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herbologist_nev
2014-10-11 04:09 pm UTC (link)

"I agree with you there. I could have my own garden, but Gran assures me that I still have access to the family gardens." Who else would take care of them, right?

"A house is an investment. And you know, maybe one day.." Who knew, maybe he'd find someone to live with him and not just as a flatmate. "Or I could find a house and made it two flats, rent one out.." He tilted his head on the side as he looked at Lavender. "Stop me before I build the Longbottom Rentals empire." He told her with a laugh.

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angustifolia
2014-10-11 04:35 pm UTC (link)

"I will do nothing of the sort!" Shaking her head, Lavender laughed. "You look more excited about this than you have about anything since..." Lavender pouted a little, trying to think. "Well, since I don't know. So I'll do whatever it takes to encourage you," she teased.

The waitress brought their drinks to the table, so they took the opportunity to order their food. Once she'd gone again, Lavender sat back in her seat and sipped her lemonade. "Longbottom Rentals has a ring to it," she joked.

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	herbologist_nev 2014-10-11 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah and then I can leave it to my children and they can either expand and own the world or destroy everything." He chuckled and shook his head. And honestly, when had he been excited about anything? "Last time I was excited about anything, my classmates kept saying: Neville, no offense but I don't care." Herbology hadn't been a passion for a lot of people. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

angustifolia
2014-10-11 05:11 pm UTC (link)

Lavender laugh turned wicked. "Your children destroying everything? Somehow I don't think that's going to happen." As if Neville could father children who would be anything other than absolute sweethearts.

She frowned at his admission, putting her glass down on the table. "But now you've got me her and I do care. I'm excited for you. And I will shower you with compliments until you actually do this."

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herbologist_nev
2014-10-11 05:31 pm UTC (link)

Neville looked at Lavender. "It depends if they want this or not. What if they don't? I would probably sell and just give them the money before I die." He didn't want to force anything on anyone. "Or I could just help them find what they want to do and help them build it." It would be better, yeah? "But I don't have kids yet, so I might be doing this all for nothing."

He felt bad when she frowned because he hadn't meant to be accusing anyone of anything. "And I appreciate the support, love." he told her sincerely.

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angustifolia
2014-10-11 05:53 pm UTC (link)

She bit her lip. It was kind of adorable the way he worried about something that would potentially happen eight or nine decades from now. This was why she loved him. "Just take it one step at a time," she advised him. "No point getting ahead of yourself. I don't want to think of you dying while I'm eating pizza!" Lavender teased, trying not to giggle.

She smiled at him fondly. "You need to do this for yourself first and foremost. Everything else will just... follow after."

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herbologist_nev
2014-10-11 06:49 pm UTC (link)

Neville laughed. "I haven't found the right one yet." He said rolling his eyes at himself. "And no need for you to think about me dying. Not right now anyway." He reached over to her and took her hand to kiss her fingers.

"I'm definitely wanting this for myself." he said softly. "At least the house part. I need something else to do than fill paperwork and winter is coming, so I can't garden." He shrugged and sighed. "It will be something nice to do."

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angustifolia
2014-10-12 12:32 pm UTC (link)

"You will find the right one," Lavender assured him as he kissed her fingers. Moments like this... well, there were a few people in the restaurant who probably thought they were on a date.

Lavender nodded. "Good," she said firmly. It seemed she wouldn't have to threaten him with excessive flattery after all. "I can't wait to see the future Longbottom House." She grinned. "Or whatever you might want to call it."

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	herbologist_nev 2014-10-12 02:47 pm UTC (link)
	Neville grinned at Lavender. "I don't know if I'll name it yet." He chuckled. "But we've talked enough about me, okay?" he said with a wince. "What's new with you except for the running?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	angustifolia 2014-10-12 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Um..." Lavender tucked her hair behind her ear. "Well, I don't think there really is anything new with me. I have work, I run duelling club and... and now I go running with Cormac." Her life sounded so very small when she said it aloud. "I need to get out more, don't I?" she asked with a wry twist of her lips. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	herbologist_nev 2014-10-12 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	Neville didn't want to tell her she should because himself didn't do much more than work and take care of the yard at the house. "I can't answer that, because then I'll have to walk out of my denial about my own life and it's just.. it's just not gonna happen for now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

angustifolia
2014-10-12 03:48 pm UTC (link)

Lavender sighed and reached for her drink, the ice clinking in her glass as she lifted it up.

"Looking on the bright side, I used to go running by myself and now I have someone." Which was an interesting way of describing whatever it was Mac had become to her; she still didn't know quite what that was. "Baby steps," she decided. "Those rich, full lives we're supposed to have will happen when they happen. We can't rush it."

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	herbologist_nev 2014-10-12 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Yup, baby steps. Like.." He grinned. "Like eating pizza and not talk about work is a baby step." Neville nodded. Yeah, this whole thing with baby steps was for him. One thing at a time, he'd achieve what he wanted. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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