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Tracey Davis (lacedtrace) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2011-11-20 20:21:00

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^date: november 03 2003, character: adrian pucey, character: tracey davis

Who: Tracey and Adrian
What: Paying respects and looking for a story
When: After the funeral and quidditch game
Where: Three Broomsticks

Tracey didn't know Harry Potter, and as a Slytherin he probably never wanted to know her, but none the less she still went to the funeral. Tracey took it as an opportunity to write a piece for the Prophet. A personal piece of how everyone was griefing and how they were affected by this tragedy.

She'd gotten more than enough notes, but she still stayed around in Three Broomsticks. She hadn't been there in awhile, and Tracey definitely needed a drink after a day like this. She was sitting up at the bar, and practicing her favourite past time. People watching. She could pick up more information for her article here as well. But mostly she was getting bored sitting by herself, and she was nursing her drink.

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everupward
2011-11-21 12:47 am UTC (link)

Adrian was pretty much a regular at the Three Broomsticks, when he wanted food not just drinks. Otherwise, he'd hit up the Hog's Head. But the memorial Quidditch game had worked up his appetite and he didn't much feel like eating whatever his house elf decided to concoct that night. So he headed in, paused to say hello to Rosmerta and then took his usual table.

He felt in the mood for a stout and a shepherd's pie, and placed his order quickly before leaning back and surveying the room. He'd placed himself with his back to the wall, so he could see every way his table could be approached. Habit.

While he looked though, he noticed a familiar face. Tracey Davis. He wondered if she'd been at Harry's funeral as well - there were a fair number of people hanging about who had been in attendance, himself included. He didn't wave her over or anything though; he wasn't sure if she'd even seen him there.

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lacedtrace
2011-11-21 01:04 am UTC (link)

Tracey had been contemplating if she wanted to order something to eat. It was getting close to when she usually had supper, and it would give her an excuse to stay longer in case something else happened. And after a few minutes, Tracey found that excuse to stay.

She hadn't seen Adrian come in, but she had a sort of feeling that someone was watching her. When she'd looked up from her drink, she saw him sitting in a booth and she grinned. It had been awhile since she'd seen him, and she was sure he wouldn't mind the company.

So Tracey picked up her drink, and headed across the floor to his table. "Hello Adrian," she said taking a seat. "How was Quidditch? I heard a few of you were playing a pick up match while you were here."

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everupward
2011-11-21 01:09 am UTC (link)

Tracey's gaze met his own and Adrian wasn't surprised when she came right over to his table. Her smile was a signal even if she hadn't gotten up right away to join him. Adrian stood to pull out a chair for her but she was faster than he, so he sat back down after she did. He went to reply but his drink arrived and he took a sip first.

"It was quite enjoyable. It had been some time since I last played and while the circumstances were less than pleasant, it was nice to be able to do so again. It only ended just a short time ago," he added. "What brings you here?" If she'd had to ask about the game in that manner, then she hadn't been in attendance. That didn't been she hadn't been at Hogwarts for the funeral though.

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lacedtrace
2011-11-21 01:23 am UTC (link)

She was rather quick, though she did appreciate Adrian's effort to be a gentleman. She smiled at him, and listened to him about the Quidditch match. Tracey would have liked to watch, but she did have work to do. She took a sip of her drink while she listened.

"That's good, I'm glad you a good time," she said smiling. "Oh I went to the funeral either. Pay my respects, and I'm working on a piece for the prophet about the funeral. Kind of about how everyone is reacting to the tragedy differently," Tracey explained.

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everupward
2011-11-21 01:32 am UTC (link)

Adrian nodded and took another drink before setting it down. "I wasn't sure if you'd been in attendance. Unsurprisingly there had been quite a crowd. At he mention of the Prophet article, Adrian raised an eyebrow. "oh? And how's that going so far?" he expected a large percentage to be mournful to the point of feeling empty, while a few others like himself regretted the loss of a life with little more feeling than any other person they only knew somewhat well.

Harry had been a hero and a symbol to many, but his death had proven he was also just a man. Adrian wondered how difficult that was for some people to accept. "I'd be curious to read it." As though suddenly rememebring he'd ordered dinner he asked, "will you be eating or simply having drinks? I've already ordered my dinner.

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lacedtrace
2011-11-21 01:49 am UTC (link)

"I didn't tell anyone I was going. It kind of turned into a last minute thing, and it was for work too. I mean, I didn't know him, but in the end I was glad to pay my respects," Tracey explained. It really was because of Harry that their world hadn't turned into something worse.

She smiled though when Adrian asked her about the article, and how he'd like to read it. Tracey did take pride in her work, so she liked it when it was appreciated. "I've taken a lot of good notes. It was actually really interesting to see how certain people behaved," she said.

"I haven't ordered anything yet, but I could. I wouldn't mind keeping you company," Tracey said offering.

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everupward
2011-11-21 03:25 am UTC (link)

"Ah," Adrian responded, nodding in understanding. Honestly, he wouldn't have been extremely likely to go to Harry's funeral were it not for the fact that it would likely have been frowned upon by the higher ups if he hadn't been in attendance. Harry was an Auror, one of their own and all that.

"So do I have to wait until the article comes out for any hints as to some of those behaviors?" As soon as he'd asked the questions, Adrian's food appeared, steaming hot and ready to eat. He didn't move to eat just yet however. "Please, feel free to keep me company for dinner," he told Tracey.

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lacedtrace
2011-11-22 07:15 am UTC (link)

"Thank you Adrian," she said beaming when he asked her to stay. She ordered the soup of the day with the waitress, since she was starting to get hungry, seeing Adrian with his meal. She pondered letting Adrian in on her notes, and she figured there was no harm. Adrian wasn't exactly a gossip.

"Well I can tell you some things," she said taking out her notes. "I kind of separated it into a few groups. Firstly, there were his closest friends who had genuine reasons to grief," she said. "Then there were the classmates, Ministry colleagues, and people who have some claim of knowing him. Depending on how close they were to Harry, the more the grief, but if they didn't really know him it was more out of respect," she explained. "And then you had everyone else. Those grieving what he represented more so than anything else, or just paying tribute to a fallen hero. Some of them were kind of excessive though, especially considering they didn't know him," Tracey said. "Nothing too scandalous. I'm sure if there were more Slytherins in attendance there would have been some inappropriate behaviour."

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everupward
2011-11-24 03:06 am UTC (link)

Polite to a fault, Adrian made no move to touch his food just yet. He instead returned to his drink, waiting until Tracey's food arrived before partaking in his own.

He raised an eyebrow as Tracey spoke, listening to what she'd found out so far. It seemed pretty par for the course, though he was obviously curious as to who fell into some of those categories. I know which of those categories I fall into," Adrian responded. "What of you? And will your article name names or be tantalisingly tenebrous?"

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lacedtrace
2011-12-06 07:58 pm UTC (link)

Tracey noticed that Adrian was waiting to eat, and she was glad that it didn't take too long for Tracey's soup to arrive. She thanked the waitress when she brought it to their table, but Tracey didn't touch it yet. She just sipped her drink pondering Adrian's questions.

"Well you did work with him, so that does make your category quite obvious," Tracey said but grinned anyway. If Tracey didn't have an assignment for work, she probably wouldn't have gone. Funerals weren't exactly social events of the season. "Well I was a classmate, but I'd say I was more of an observer of tragic history," she said her voice having some emphasis for dramatics. "I have some people cleared to mention names, but I like the sound of it being tantalizing."

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everupward
2011-12-07 04:15 pm UTC (link)

Once Tracey's food arrived, Adrian began eating. He listened as she spoke, waiting until he'd paused and he'd finished chewing and swallowing before responding. Perhaps her assessment of his category was correct. Either way he was not about to correct whatever assumption she'd made, not yet at least.

"Leaving it a bit obscure is likely to garner more interest. You might get droves of owls begging you to release more names or people suggesting they know exactly whom you meant by so-and-so." Her tone led him to believe she might well enjoy the hubbub her article could cause. Journalism seemed to be part delivering information and part garnering reaction. A good journalist knew how to blend the two well, unlike Rita Skeeter.

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