The Golden Neep IC

Who: Peggy Urquhart & Maggie MacDougal.
What: Maggie has something to tell Peggy
When: Thursday 5 April 2000
Where: Three Broomsticks.
Warnings: Language

( I wilnae be goin' gently intae that braw night )

Who: The Urquhart family (Graham, NPC Agnes, Peggy, Alec, and David)
What: Peggy has an unhappy announcement to make
When: Evening, 19 March 2000
Where: Dining Room of Castle Urquhart
Warnings: None significant

( You can't hurry love, no you just have to wait. )

I thought about going to the match late today and it was already over before I'd decided whether I wanted to.

[Study Group]

Georgi broke things off with me yesterday afternoon.

Apparently he's getting disinherited by his stodgy family for wearing pink and supporting Uplift. I don't care about him getting disinherited, and told him I wanted to marry him anyhow. The money isn't the issue and if his parents want to blast him off some tapestry for being friends with his own brother, that's their loss. But since he's not going to be a fancy heir any more, he doesn't want to marry me. So that's done.

I don't want to talk about it but I wanted to let everyone know now that my family knows.

Who: Peggy Urquhart and Maggie MacDougal
What: Shoulder-crying after this.
When: Monday 19 March 2000
Where: Portree clubhouse clinic
Warnings: Excessive Scottishness

( Everything was awful and really what she wanted to do was sleep until it was over. )

[All Urquharts]

Is everyone going to be at dinner tonight? I have something to tell you all and I'd rather do it at once.

[Maggie]

Are you in the clubhouse? I'm going to come down.

Who: Georgi Draganov and Peggy Urquhart
What: The end of a courtship
When: Monday, 19 March, 2000. Afternoon.
Where: A wizarding teahouse, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Warnings: :(

( It's not that I want to *be married*, it's that I want to marry *you*. )

Who: Anyone related to Scottish Quid/Affairs/Press/Books in general (so pretty much all of you if you want) and all current and past members of both teams (NPCs welcome!)
What: The release of the Golden Neep companion book
When: March 16th 8pm
Where: Portree and Montrose clubhouses
Warnings: Language maybe? Drinking

( Whizz Hard Books is proud to present... )

How is Skeeter still employed by the Prophet?

[Lex]
Alright?

[Meaghan]
Missed you at the match last week. Make it through alright?

[Dunbar]
So?

[Study Group]
If any of you need to get in touch with me after tonight, send an owl.

How’s Kal, Auggie?

Has there ever been a pact between two teams to boost their points in a league match?

PEGGY URQUHART:

BESTIE SOS

Bairn's first book launch. What's the dress code? Anything I need to know? Ink magnates you need taken care of?

OWEN MACFARLANE

I've got an appointment Friday morning so I'll be a wee bit late.

ALEC URQUHART:

I need your opinion on something.

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Montrose Magpies (9-0-0 1.000) versus Wigtown Wanderers (4-5-0 0.444)
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Play Started:2000-03-11 at Scottish National Stadium at The Lamb
Snitch caught in : 6 hours, 0 minutes
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Montrose Magpies : 950
Wigtown Wanderers : 940
Congratulations, Montrose Magpies
( It's always a sad day when they don't let us out of the stadium until after happy hour ends... )

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The Pride of Portree (7-1-1 0.778) versus Caerphilly Catapults (6-4-0 0.600)
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Play Started:2000-03-09 at Rannoch Moor
Snitch caught in : 1 hours, 35 minutes
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The Pride of Portree : 430
Caerphilly Catapults : 50
Congratulations, The Pride of Portree
( It's always a sad day when they let us out of the stadium before happy hour... )

( SCOTTISH OFFICE ANNOUNCED: SHACKLEBOLT SETS AGENDA, NAMES HEAD AND SENIOR STAFF )

Congrats Da! You're the most ostensibly Scottish person I know and it finally paid off!

[Parkin/Miracles]

YES DA! How are we celebrating you becoming the equivalent of the magical King of Scotland?

(I kid I kid)

(But you know, just between us we can pretend for the day)

Seriously Da, congrats! Big move up! Please remember the (once) little people who helped you to the top. Or well...remember the once little people you had take too much care of is more accurate.

[Study Group 91]

Alright, who was in on the Scottish Minister bet? Pony up! Gina is now the first family in Scotland and I need to get her used to a certain lifestyle.

(ooc: Feel free to make up whatever not!money bet they had. The more ridic the better)

[Georgi]

I got your owl with the lovely martenitsa and I was going to wait until my parents had talked about a good time for a visit to Malkograd to owl you back, and to send a photograph of me wearing it that you could send to Silviya along with my thanks.

I've also had your second owl and I wanted you to know that I support your decision. It's hard when you do something your parents and family don't understand, but I understand even if they don't. I have friends from school who are involved with Jason's organisation. One of them is a Muggleborn who was lucky enough to escape before he could be sent to Azkaban. I didn't know what you would think about this, so I've been hesitating about introducing you to them. I'm pleased that you're stepping up.

It's all complicated, and I know it's hard to do these things when you come from an old conservative family. If you want me to think about how to talk to your parents about this and explain to them that it doesn't mean you're abandoning them or their ways, I'll be happy to do that. And I understand that this might mean your parents blame me for how you're feeling and what you're doing and forbid the marriage. If that happens, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it. For now I am glad to be your friend, either way.

Whatever you have to tell me, I promise I will keep an open mind.

Let me know how I can help. If we're to be married, we must support each other, and here I will support you as best I can.

( Owl to Jason King )

( Owl to Peggy Urquhart )

( Express international owl to Nikolay Draganov and Lyudmila Hristova, Malkograd, Bulgaria )

Breakfast with my parents is always an enjoyable time, but today came with especially interesting news—they're moving! They've been in the same house in Leicester ever since getting married when I was eleven, so it's a little sad, but I can see why they want a change. Rani and I have the convenience of coming to see them whenever we want, no matter how far away we live, but they don't have the same benefit. Since Rani is in London now, and so are a few of our other relatives, they decided to find a place there.

That makes me the oddball up here in Scotland. (I can already see the faces of my Scottish mates now. Not oddball, right? Obviously the only smart one.)

[Augustus]

It's your birthday soon, right? I'd like to plan to take you out, even if we can't on your actual birthday. When will you know what your schedule will be like?

[Study Group - Augustus + Kal]

Officially putting feelers out there for the birthday party date. I'll let you all know once Augustus has confirmed when he's off work. For now, he'll think it's only going to be the two of us.

( Owl to Peggy Urquhart )

( Owl to Ernie Macmillan )

OOC: Georgi also has a whole bunch of martenitsi to give out to all his friends at training today. You get a martenitsa and you get a martenitsa and you get a martenitsa! Честита Баба Марта to all <3

Well, I've had my interview with Minister Shacklebolt and it was a fascinating experience. Minister Shacklebolt has keen political skills, and not the kind you can form with under two years of service. Either he's a natural or he's been working his way towards the Ministry for longer than we knew.

He knows quite a bit about the situation in Scotland, the highland/lowland divide, where the leadership is and where it should be. He asks good questions and he doesn't give away his plans too early.

All of these are excellent skills in a business partner or in a Minister. I'll be happy supporting whoever Minister Shacklebolt selects for the inaugural Minister for Scotland.

[Urquhart Children]

Minister Shacklebolt is all that I say, but it was clear that he wants Ministry experience I can't bring to bear, at least while the position is being established.

Unless his first choice turns him down, I don't expect to be taking on a third job in the next few months.

Peggy, would you want to do a book on the devolved Ministry? Shacklebolt all but said that he wanted our support and that he wanted the first steps of the new sub-ministry documented. It could be done as part of coverage for The Prophet. ..

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Puddlemere United (4-3-1 0.500) versus Montrose Magpies (8-0-0 1.000)
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Play Started:2000-02-24 at Exmoor
Snitch caught in : 4 hours, 6 minutes
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Puddlemere United : 170
Montrose Magpies : 220
Congratulations, Montrose Magpies
( Are they allowed to DO that? )

I feel for the Harpies. I'm glad I'm not the poor soul who had to say something nice about them for the Prophet. That was Chudley levels of play.

But I was delighted to see my brother on the pitch for a winning match even the opponent wasn't as strong as they might have been.

[Georgi]

Thanks for coming to the match, even if it wasn't much of one in some ways. I enjoyed hearing what you thought about all the plays. It's nice to have someone explain all these things to you instead of just assuming you know about them.

I'm excited about meeting your sister tomorrow and showing her around the Prophet and shopping with her a little. I'm still trying to get her an in to the WWN and we'll see how that goes.

[Anais]

Can I ask you a big favour? I've been trying to get to show a couple of people around the WWN for a bit tomorrow for a bit. Georgi Draganov's sister and cousin are here and I'm showing them the Prophet and I thought it would be nice to give them a look at the WWN as well. It wouldn't have to be during a show or anything, more of a quick look in and seeing what kinds of things you do. I'd owe you a big one and I'd be happy to return the favour later, during the Neep, by getting you someone who isn't even my brother for an interview. If you can't, though, of course I'll understand.

[Class of 91 study group]

Since we're all making announcements about our love lives: I think most of you already know this but I'm formally being courted by Georgi Draganov. I know some of you will think it's dreadfully old fashioned but it's working out for us.

Don't scare him off, Hamish. (Maggie, you either, but we already had that discussion.)

[Urq sibs]

I'm mildly terrified about the prospect of Georgi's sisters. I feel like things are going so well that it has to go wrong sometime and this seems like the moment.

Also, David, you did really well, and I'm sorry it took Willison leaving for you to get more air time.