| A Gathering of Friends and Family |
[Jun. 12th, 2008|06:11 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | adrian pucey, gabrielle delacour, ginny weasley, hermione granger, kingsley shacklebolt, luna lovegood, marcus belby, molly weasley, neville longbottom, percy weasley, sally fawcett | ] |
Who: The Weasleys and all those who loved Ron
When: Thursday evening, June 12th
Where: The Burrow
Why: Grieving together is what makes us a community
The Weasleys had made it known that they would be receiving guests Thursday evening at dusk. Molly kept herself busy, bustling around preparing food for the many people that were expected to arrive with condolences, but her face remained grim, and the kitchen somehow looked dark and dreary.
The twins sat at the kitchen table, talking in low murmurs with Charlie, who had flown in from Romania as soon as he had heard from McGonagall. When Arthur wasn't trying to get Molly to sit, he was peering out the window, ready to get the door for any visitors.
It was not mentioned by anyone, but over the past two days the wards around The Burrow had been recast, strengthened, and improved to a level only matched by Hogwarts itself. Each Weasley had taken a turn. If they were to gather all their eggs in one basket, that basket would be made of cold steel this evening.
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[Jun. 6th, 2008|04:38 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | adrian pucey, angelina johnson, gabrielle delacour, hermione granger, kingsley shacklebolt, lucius malfoy, luna lovegood, marietta edgecombe, narcissa malfoy, neville longbottom, sloan david, viktor krum | ] |
Who: Lots of folks
When: Friday, June 6
Where: the French Embassy
What: the fund raising ball to support Camp Hogwarts and the student exchange
( Dance the night away, for the future of the children. ) |
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[Jun. 3rd, 2008|09:37 pm] |
Who: Gabrielle and Marcus
When: Tuesday
Where: a cafe, for lunch
( a bit of lunch ) |
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| OWLS Meeting, Dungate House (Post Lecture Socializing) |
[May. 31st, 2008|11:12 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | adrian pucey, draco malfoy, gabrielle delacour, gawain robards, ginny weasley, hermione granger, john dawlish, lucius malfoy, luna lovegood, marcus belby, neville longbottom | ] |
Draco received the requisite applause and those who could not wait bolted to the refreshments.
A man rushed in and dragged Robards and Dawlish into a quick huddle. They spoke briefly and then all left with undecorous haste. |
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| OWLS Meeting, Dungate House, London (pre-lecture) |
[May. 30th, 2008|06:15 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | adrian pucey, draco malfoy, gabrielle delacour, hermione granger, lucius malfoy, luna lovegood, marcus belby, marietta edgecombe, narcissa malfoy, neville longbottom, sally fawcett | ] |
Dungate House sat quietly in the late spring gloaming, the gardens neatly trimmed. It was a match for any other great house on the street. If the neighbors had known it was there, they would have approved. It was stately. It was ostentatious. It had real human servants instead of house-elves.
Inside, two bars and a buffet were set up in the ballroom. Rows of chairs faced a podium, but it was deserted at first.
The oldest wizards arrived first, either to find the best vantage for wizardwatching or to get started on their drinking.
Dungate House was no longer a house, per se, but the home of one of Wizarding London's most powerful institutions, the Old Wizarding Literary Society. Some people considered it more powerful than the Wizengamot. Some considered it an auxiliary to that body. And some considered it a mandatory social event.
Whatever they thought of it, pureblooded wizards and witches came here once a month to hear a lecture on some topic of interest. Tonight they looked forward to Draco Malfoy.
The staff had laid on extra spirits, just in case. |
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| Planning |
[May. 23rd, 2008|12:21 pm] |
Who: Marietta Edgecombe, Sally Fawcett, Hermione Granger and Gabrielle Delacour
When: Evening of Friday, 23rd May, 2008
Where: A small conference room at the French Embassy, London
What: A planning meeting for Camp Hogwarts, and the upcoming ball
Why: Because time is drawing short, and so is the Minister's patience
( The prospect of having her mind betray her was not one she could take equitably ) |
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| Owlpost: Gabrielle Delacour |
[May. 21st, 2008|09:13 pm] |
From: Marcus Belby, Fitzrovia, London
To: Gabrielle Delacour, French Embassy to the Ministry of Magic, London
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[May. 14th, 2008|03:08 pm] |
Who: Gabrielle & Adrian
When: Tuesday evening
Where: Pucey house, Bath
What: dinner, a tour, some conversation
Why: a dating couple should, well, date
( Someday, all this might be... ) |
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| Gabrielle and Hermione |
[Apr. 27th, 2008|11:54 am] |
Who: Gabrielle and Hermione
When: Sunday afternoon
Where: Longbottom cottage
What: a discussion about Camp Hogwarts
Why: details must be settled!
( Summertime, and the living is easy... ) |
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| Owl Post, Gabrielle Delacour |
[Apr. 20th, 2008|02:49 pm] |
To: Gabrielle Delacour, French Ministry, London
From: Ginny Weasley, Hogwarts
Dear Gabrielle --
Adrian has informed me that you and he have spoken. I have no real excuses for my behaviour, except to say that it was an unpremeditated act of pent-up frustration and stupidity, and I am very, very sorry if it hurt you. That was never my intention, though I know that what I did may look quite unforgivably awful from your perspective.
If you would like to talk about any of this, I am quite willing; I will answer your questions as clearly and honestly as I am able. Or if you'd rather not -- in fact if you'd rather have nothing to do with me at all -- I will certainly understand. In fact, you needn't even respond to this if you'd rather not. But I hope you will at least accept this apology for any pain I may have caused you.
Sincerely and contritely,
Ginny |
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| Considering Camp Hogwarts |
[Mar. 31st, 2008|10:07 am] |
Who: Hermione Granger, Gabrielle Delacour, and Minerva McGonagall
Where: Hogwarts
When: Afternoon and evening of Monday, 31 March
What: A visit and a discussion
Why: International diplomacy
( Hello mudda. Hello fadda. Here I am at... ) |
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[Feb. 23rd, 2008|11:28 pm] |
Who: Gabrielle and Marcus
When: Sunday, 24 February, Lunchtime
Where: a small French cafe near the embassy
What: talking about the results of the experiment
Gabrielle toyed with the ends of the scarf at her throat, untying it for the moment and starting to remove it, then placing it back again. When she saw Marcus enter the cafe, she smiled as the host showed him the way to her table. She stood when he arrived, sitting again as he did. "I hope you do not mind; I took the liberty of ordering a selection of apéritifs." Her smile grew. "I am so pleased you were able to join me today. How have you been?" |
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| Owl Post |
[Feb. 23rd, 2008|11:13 pm] |
To: Marcus Belby
From: Gabrielle Delacour
Marcus,
I must write to tell you merci. I have been wearing your scarf, and I believe it may be working. I would like to meet with you, to see what you think of the effects, and to say thank you. Are you available for lunch on Sunday?
With great thanks,
Gabrielle |
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