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Pandora's Box Mods ([info]pandoramods) wrote in [info]pandorarpg,
@ 2011-10-26 12:23:00

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Entry tags:!status: complete, ^date: october 31 2003, character: adrian pucey, character: alicia spinnet, character: angelina johnson, character: bianca dunstan, character: cade warrington, character: cho chang, character: dean thomas, character: ernie macmillan, character: hannah abbott, character: harry potter, character: hermione granger, character: jayne dough, character: justin finch-fletchley, character: lavender brown, character: luna lovegood, character: melinda bobbin, character: percy weasley, character: ron weasley, character: seamus finnigan, character: theodore nott, character: tracey davis, character: zacharias smith, npc: kingsley shacklebolt, npc: pandora zurlo

Ministry Gala Event!
Characters: OPEN TO ALL. Please tag with your own character(s) when you comment/they arrive.
Setting: The Ministry Atrium, Level 8, beginning at 7 PM and running until midnight
Summary: It's the Halloween ministry gala/party! Come in costume (muggle or otherwise), in elegant wear, or in dress robes. The event begins at 7PM with refreshments, appetizers, finger foods and cocktails. Desserts are served later in the evening, but the cocktails remain available all night long. There is no full dinner, as it would be quite unwieldy with the amount of people expected to attend. The dance floor is open, a live band is playing, and the atmosphere is almost aggressively pleasant. For safety reasons, wands are being checked (surrendered) at the entrances. Unless your character is on-duty at the party, he or she will not have her wand on his/her person after entering.
Rating: Let's go with R for now, as there will be some dark occurrences later in the evening. We will update as necessary.




The event coordinators at the Ministry of Magic were in fine form in the hours leading up to the start of the gala. Everything had to be perfect, and not just in appearances. The atrium had been decorated in gold and silver, slightly reflective, to capture light and brighten the large, spacious room. The band was in place by 6:30, playing quiet music that set the mood. Off to either side, slightly out of the way, were two cocktail tables, fully stocked. There was also a number of wait staff who would be walking around with trays of red or white wine as well as champagne.

The attention to the decor was due to the head events coordinator, one Ismay Plimpton, who was an absolute perfectionist. With attention down to the very last detail, she was very nearly driving the Minister mad with her questions and comments, not to mention crucial changes. Her voice and general looks had Kingsley Shacklebolt nearly thinking her related to Delores Umbridge, if Ismay weren't so remarkably pleasant and likable.

With his assurance that everything was just fine, Ismay hurried off, gently but firmly reprimanding some poor chap setting candles afloat too low for her liking. The ceiling above twinkled like night stars, and between that, the candles, and the reflective decorations, the room was perfectly lit.

Everything was ready. All they needed now were the guests.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-10-28 02:12 am UTC (link)
Cade was hard-pressed to think of anywhere he wanted to be less. Parties weren't his thing at the best of times, but to be reduced to working security for a glorified fancy dress party chaffed Cade's temper immensely. But he always did his duty, and he did it well. And at the very least he got to keep his wand.

It was tucked in the belt in his side - next to his sword. It blade wasn't just part of his costume, but it was a weapon he'd use only as a last resort. Not that he'd need it. Cade was bored out of his skull as people laughed and chatted around him. He was every vigilant, though, eyes scanning the crowd from behind his mask. They paused briefly on a tall woman in a fitting red dress, but moved on quickly enough to a wizard who already looked a bit too into his cups.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-10-28 01:20 pm UTC (link)
The centurion or gladiator or whichever, Angie didn't particular care which, was scanning the crowd. He hardly seemed to linger on anyone, though there was a brief pause when his gaze came in her direction. Angie let that smile of her bloom and decided to make an approach. She was intending to have a good time tonight, wasn't she? A conquest or promise of a rendezvous would brighten the evening.

So she approached the warrior and asked, "Looking for someone in particular or simply surveying the room?" It hadn't occurred to her that he was one of the security guards on duty for the night, much less that he was an Auror.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-10-28 06:19 pm UTC (link)
Cade watched as the drunk wizard was led off by a friend dressed as a pumpkin of all things, the situation defused before anything even came of it, and Cade swallowed down his disappointment. It was going to be a very long night.

But at least it wouldn't be completely boring if the witch in the red dress approaching him was any indication. Cade let his gaze travel over her shamelessly before meeting her gaze. "Surveying," he said finally. "I'm on duty." His hand went absently to the wand at his hip.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-10-28 06:56 pm UTC (link)
Well that look was obvious enough. Angie wasn't surprised really - it was just the sort of thing she'd meant when she mentioned being ogled to the girls. But she couldn't really be angry. She was approaching him after all. She'd have been irritate d if he hadn't looked at her, right?

She watched the movement of his hand and his words clicked. On duty. Shame that. "Mm, that sort of limits how much entertainment you can get during the course of the gala itself doesn't it?" She drank from her glass. It wasn't exactly a sip, though she didn't drain it either.

Idly she wondered who was even behind that mask, if she knew him or not. His voice was just a low and gruff as she'd expect to go along with his costume and it was piquing her curiosity.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-10-28 07:36 pm UTC (link)
A brow rose behind Cade's mask. If she was interested in chatting a bloke up, him admitting to being on duty should have sent her on her way. It was possible she was just being friendly, but Cade didn't think he was mistaken in reading into her words. The witch in red was definitely interested. More's the pity. It had been a while and he already itched to get his hands on her.

"It does," Cade said as he watched her take a healthy drink of what he guessed to be scotch or rum. "But if I wasn't on duty, I wouldn't be here at all and we wouldn't be having this conversation." Nor would he be admiring the view quite so much. Cade did another scan of the room, but his gaze returned to the which quickly enough. "So what are you supposed to be? Some kind of bird?"

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-10-29 06:17 pm UTC (link)
This one would have seemed like a tough sell if his perusal of her wasn't so blatantly obvious. Really though if he was on duty she should probably leave him alone to do his job. But she wasn't on to give up quite so easily. "Then in that case it's a good thing you're on duty," she replied smartly.

Behind her mask one eyebrow rose smoothly and she tilted her head up at him. "Yeah. Red and gold, feathers - I'm a phoenix. I thought it was a bit obvious, but maybe only since I knew what I was supposed to be." She watched him scan the room and look back at her and asked archly, as she moved a bit closer, "Should I be leaving you alone to do your work, then?"

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-10-30 05:16 am UTC (link)
Another brow rose to join the first at the witch's comment. So he hadn't been reading things wrong after all. "Is that because you'd miss this opportunity to chat me up?" he asked bluntly. Cade didn't much see the point in mincing words.

Which is why he spoke plainly when he said, "A phoenix. Red and gold. Let me guess, you were a Gryffindor in school, weren't you?" From what he could see of her - and it was quite a bit presently - she was about his age, and her voice did seem rather familiar, so she was probably around his year give or take. He might just figure out who was behind that feathered mask if he got to speak with her a bit longer. At least it would be a little mystery to stave off boredom for the moment. As for her question, he only barely managed not to snort. "I'm surrounded by people on all sides. Whether your go or stay won't make much difference in how I do my job."

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-10-30 07:33 pm UTC (link)
He was blunt and right to the point. Good. Angie didn't much like to waste time with flirting banter. "Exactly right," she responded with a one-shouldered shrug.

His assessment of her was just as to the point and she blinked behind her mask. "You're right. I suppose I never quite grew out of that. What house were you then?" It made her wonder again who he was. Would he turn out to be someone she knew or a stranger? If he was near her in age she'd likely have at least seen him about before.

"Well I suppose that's good. I wouldn't want to distract you too much. Shame I can't ask you for a dance or a drink though. At least not at the moment."

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-01 03:45 am UTC (link)
The phoenix-witch's admission actually surprised a brief, sharp smile to Cade's lips before his expression fell back into one of stony impassivity. "Should I be flattered or do you chat up random strangers all the time? For all you know, I could be hideous under this mask," he pointed out. It was a warning of sorts. Cade knew he wasn't anything remarkable to look at and best she know now on the off chance anything happened later.

When she asked his house, Cade weighed the merits of his response, but he figured if house rivalries was something else she hadn't grown out of, then no loss for him this ended here and now. "Slytherin," he said, pinning her with a look to gauge her reaction. There was just a hint of challenge to his voice, his chin tilted at a proud angle. "Still want that dance now?"

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-11-01 01:54 pm UTC (link)
There'd been a smile, though brief and Angie pursed her lips as she stared only a little up towards this hard-to-read wizard. "Who says it can't be both?" Angie returned. "Chatting up strangers is a way to meet new people, but then, it's unlikely we're complete strangers, after all." At his next comment she merely smiled and replied, "For all you know, I could be as well."

His revelation surprised her, but then, given his gruff manner, she shouldn't have been too surprised. Hufflepuffs and Gryffindors, in her own opinion, had a tendency to be more friendly and outgoing, and she'd subconsciously ruled out both of those houses. Ravenclaw had still been a possibility until he ruled it out. Instead of making her less interested though, she lifted her chin. There was a note of challenge in his tone, and Angelina was singularly unable to resist a challenge. "Perhaps I do, but you're on duty, so where does that leave us?"

He was a Slytherin. It had taken five years for Angie to accept that her views towards Slytherin had been highly biased throughout her whole career. It was only seeing some of them come back to fighter against Voldemort, and learned all about Severus Snape, that taught her not all Slytherins were the same. It was still sinking it, to be fair. But this Slytherin here was in the ministry's employ, a Ministry that wasn't run by Death Eaters. What kind of person would she be to dismiss him because of his house?

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-04 03:59 am UTC (link)
"It's not exactly flattering to know I'm just one of any number of blokes who could catch your eye," Cade pointed out, voice dry. "You're correct, though. It's more than likely we know each other." Actually, the more he spoke with her, the more familiar she seemed. Cade dismissed her claim of possibly being unattractive under her mask with nothing more than a snort. The mask disguised who she was, but it didn't hide the lovely shape of her face.

Or her complexion, which was actually a very helpful clue, as was the Welsh accent coloring her words. The way she held herself and her choice of drink, pointed towards a woman comfortable in her own skin, but not particularly feminine. And she certainly wasn't afraid of a challenge, Cade saw. "That leaves us having this conversation, I imagine." His scanned over the crowd again, then returned to her when he didn't see anything to warrant attention. Seemingly out of nowhere, he asked, "Do you play quidditch?"

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-11-04 04:22 pm UTC (link)
"Catching my eye might be easy. Keeping my attention is a bit more difficult; that's the real challenge." Now of course, Angie was trying to figure out who the Slytherin was. When he suddenly asked if she played quidditch, she cocked her head at him.

"DO I play quidditch? Like I breathe," she replied, knowing full well that that would make it that much easier to discern her own identity. It seemed a bit out of the blue, but then, maybe he was already closing in on figuring out who she was and that was why he'd asked. "Did you? In school?" Because if he had, they'd played against each other and that would make figuring him out a lot easier. Though she didn't exactly remember most Slytherin quidditch players with any real fondness. Fewer still were as attractive as this wizard's jawline suggested he was either. Sttil, things were starting to fall into place.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-06 02:16 pm UTC (link)
"You're requirements must be pretty low then if I've managed to hold your interest," Cade said, making no attempt at tact. "I'm hardly all that interesting." And definitely not any witch's first choice for conversation. In fact, any witch he'd spent much time with was for only one reason, and it certainly wasn't talking.

But for some reason this one was still talking to him. And now that she'd confirmed his suspicions, he wondered how much longer that would last when she found out who he was. "I did play in school, yes," he answered, meeting her gaze. "But I don't imagine you'd remember me, Johnson."

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-11-07 04:18 pm UTC (link)
Angie wasn't really surprised when he guessed her identity with such conviction. She'd already let on that she was a Gryffindor, played Quidditch and her skin coloring wasn't at all hidden by her dress. "At the moment you're interesting enough, mostly because I'm still trying to figure out who-"

She cut herself off as she thought about it. She could rule out easily who he wasn't, and that helped narrow the field, so to speak. Logic wasn't her strongest suit but she thought she could employ some here. Or maybe it was wishful thinking that had her hoping the masked man was one of the few Slytherins who played fairly and thus was someone she didn't detest. She though if he was employed by the ministry - by a proper ministry - that he would at least be fair.

But it was actually that stubborn jaw jutting out beneath the mask that seemed familiar. That jaw and that hair. Then suddenly it clicked. It had only been one year, but Warrington had been a memorable player. Tough, talented, but fair. Slytherin had needed more players like him, though if they had, winning the cup would have been far more difficult. She wondered if he still had that sloth-like cast to his features, around that jaw that hadn't fit his face back then. "You don't give me enough credit Warrington," she replied, only about 85% sure that was actually him. She sounded confident enough though.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-08 03:59 pm UTC (link)
He'd surprised her, Cade could tell, but the satisfaction was short-lived as she surprised him right back, the expression flicking across his visible features before falling back into impassivity. Despite being on duty, Cade's focus was entirely on Angelina now, though. "It seemed I don't," he said after a moment. "What gave me away?" He'd definitely like to know, considering he was fairly certain only a handful of people alive should be able to recognize him right now.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-11-08 04:48 pm UTC (link)
Angie shrugged one shoulder again, the movement calling attention to her bare shoulders, and more. "Your hair hasn't changed at all and you've still got that surly disgruntled look you used to wear all the time. Whether or not the rest of you looks the same, well, I can't tell yet." Angie didn't really know Warrington well off the pitch - or at all really. In fact, she didn't even know what his first name was. All she knew was what he'd looked like, and his presence on the pitch.

"I know you only played the one year, but you played a good enough game that I remember you just fine." His attention seemed a bit more focused on her now, and Angie wondered what she'd said to garner that deeper interest. She was pretty sure she'd caught him by surprise as much as he had her though. That was somewhat satisfying.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-08 05:24 pm UTC (link)
Cade's eyes tracked the movement of her shoulder, the pull at the neckline of her dress, then trailed slowly upwards again. "I can assure you, the rest of be hasn't changed much at all either." Not that he thought, anyway. He hadn't had anyone tell him otherwise. "I suppose I should be flattered that you remember me." He sounded more vaguely amused than flattered, though. "I take it you still play like a hellion considering your current profession." It might have taken some prompting for him to remember Angelina Johnson, but he followed quidditch well enough to know who played for what team.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-11-08 06:08 pm UTC (link)
Angie finished off the last of her near-forgotten drink and set the empty glass down on the tray of a passing server. She considered his words and then added, "Well you're behind that mask so I'll have to take your word for it, won't I?" Merlin, had she had more to drink than she'd thought? She was actually still standing around talking to Warrington of all people, when there were plenty of her actual peers about.

Yet she didn't exactly want to leave. Perhaps it was the bit of mystery, or her challenging herself to actually hold a decent conversation with a former Slytherin...she wasn't sure what, but something kept her talking to him. "A hellion? I like that. I also like to think I've gotten better with age, like a good Scotch." She squinted at him behind her mask. "You knew I played professionally?" Yes she was famous but really only to the crowd who followed professional Quidditch, and knew the names of the Harpies players, really. At least she didn't think her supposed stardom went much beyond that.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-08 06:21 pm UTC (link)
Cade didn't huff out a breath at her skepticism, but he did roll his eyes before pushing his mask back to rest atop his head and gave her a look as if to say 'see? still the same'. It was better this way anyway; he had a better view of the crowd without his periphery being hampered.

It took more effort than he would have liked to admit to tear his gaze from Angelina long enough to do another sweep of the room. "Why am I not surprised you'd enjoy being compared to whiskey and an infernal creature?" The wry drawl was accompanied by a knowing look. "And I might not play any more, but I still follow quidditch. Especially the teams that practically play in my backyard."

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-11-08 06:39 pm UTC (link)
Warrington pushed his mask back and Angie was grateful hers was still on. Perhaps then her wide-eyed gaping look might have gone a bit unnoticed. She only just managed to bite back an audible sound of appreciation, because Warrington by no means looked the same as he used to. She remembered that sloth-like cast to his features as though his face hadn't quite figured out how to form around that jaw of his. The jaw was still the same but the rest of his face had decided to surpass all expectation. Warrington was extremely attractive, and quite obviously blind.

"If you think you look the same as you did in school, Warrington, you're completely mad," Angie replied bluntly. She pushed her own mask up, once she'd gotten her expression under control. "And anyway whiskey packs a punch while hellish creatures don't let anything get in their way. Why wouldn't I mind that comparison? I'm a Harpy after all."

Then the last thing he said clicked. "You live in Wales? Where?"

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-08 06:46 pm UTC (link)
It was Cade's turn to be skeptical at Angelina's assessment. "My eyes work just fine, thank you." He gave her a bold once over as if to prove just that. "And like I said, I'm not at all surprised you don't mind the comparison."

Her follow-up question caught him a little off guard - second time that night, even - but he managed to only arched a brow in question. "I do. Why do you want to know? Planning to pay me a visit, then?" If his tone was suspicious, it was out of habit more than anything.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-11-08 06:55 pm UTC (link)
Angie pursed her lips. "They may work fine when you're gawking at me, but certainly not when you're looking at yourself then," she argued. Angie probably could find a way to argue with a boulder and she was just difficult to move.

"I was curious. I hadn't known you lived in Wales. I don't play for the Harpies just because I like the idea of a women-only team. The Harpies are my mum's favorite team, and I was born and raised in Wales. It's nice to know someone else from the area." She smirked. "But if you want company you'd have to let me know where in Wales to find you. Tit for tat, Warrington. I'll tell you where I live if you want."

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-18 05:57 am UTC (link)
Cade exhaled through his nose, not unlike a bull might as he faced down a matador. "I don't gawk. I observe, I examine, and I stare, but I do not gawk like some slack-jawed idiot." His tone brooked no argument, his jaw as set and immobile as a mountain. "And pardon me if I trust my own eyes over those of someone who's been drinking."

He listened to her explain the reason behind her interest in where he lived with a stifled impatience. "Are you always this talkative or is it the alcohol?" he asked finally when she'd finished. "And I don't have company. Ever. But if you must know, I'm in Gwenydd."

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Angelina & Cade
[info]fiercebird
2011-11-18 06:14 pm UTC (link)
His tone may have brooked no argument, but to Angie, that was merely a challenge. "You can call it what you like, but I'd still call it gawking. Though not to the extent of being a slack-jawed idiot," she amended. "At least, unlike others, you can still carry on a conversation when you're eyes to tits." The next comment though had her own jaw setting. "One or two drinks doesn't suddenly make me incapable of seeing properly, Warrington. Ever thought you're just so accustomed to your own face, you don't see what others do?"

She exhaled though the sound was exasperated and irritated. "I usually am this friendly. I can handle my liquor, though my sanity might be questionable. I've got to be mad to keep talking to you when you're this irritable. Or are you always this irritable?" She didn't comment further on where he lived. She knew the area of Gwenydd, but not extremely well. "If I'm bothering you, I could leave you alone to glower at the crowd and hope something else of interest happens." She was certain she could find someone else to talk to who was more personable.

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Angelina & Cade
[info]godofwar
2011-11-22 07:26 pm UTC (link)
"You can call it gawking all you like, but you'd be wrong," Cade ground out, the reign on his temper fragile after the last few weeks he'd had. He needed an outlet for it, but this wasn't the way. So he tried his best to keep himself in check, but Johnson wasn't making it easy. "It takes a lot more than a superior set of breasts to make me lose my focus. And no, the thought hasn't crossed my mind seeing as you're the first to say anything of the sort."

He snorted when she extolled her questionable virtues. "Hate to tell you, Johnson, but your idea of friendly misses the mark. But you're right. No one's making you talk to me. And yes, I am always this irritable. I'd sorry to disappoint, but I honestly don't give a rat's arse."

Her remark about glowering at the crowd made Cade realized he'd been so focused on their verbal sparring that he hadn't been scanning the throng of guests as he should have. It only served to deepen his scowl as he tore his gaze away from her to do just that. "Yes, perhaps you should go bother some other poor soul and leave me to do my job."

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Angelina & Cade - [info]fiercebird, 2011-11-22 09:01 pm UTC

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