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daphne (ex_transcend779) wrote in unexpectedrpg,
@ 2008-06-26 14:01:00

Entry tags:

daphne greengrass, harry potter

WHO: Daphne Greengrass & Harry Potter
WHEN: Now, bitch!
WHERE: The Tipsy Turtle
RATING: We'll see.
STATUS: Closed/incomplete

Daphne was now slightly resigned to this whole arranged marriage thing. It was kind of tradition in her family anyway. Only this time, her parents weren't the ones arranging it and it was slightly inconvenient to be married off to someone she didn't fancy, know or really care to know. But who knew with her? First impressions were key with her. Harry could always impress her in some way, shape or form. Daphne never talked to him at school and from what she heard, he was a bit of a pompous ass. But hey, so was she, so maybe it wouldn't be so bad? Those thoughts meant nothing. It was Harry Potter. No one would ever respect her again. Not from her side of the tracks, at least. Full of insults, this one was.

In a green dress, Daphne slipped on a pair of sandals and looked at herself in the mirror. Apparently she cared about what she looked like, even when meeting someone she didn't necessarily want to meet. Sighing, she grabbed her bag off her bed and left her bedroom, wand in hand just in case any flock of pigeons decided to attack her as she left her flat. Damn London and the unfortunate amount of dirty, filthy birds. However, she did enjoy the city life. As she thought about that descending from her third floor apartment, she wondered where they would live. If he would move in with her, she would move in with him, they would get a completely new place. Who knew? Surely this would be a topic of discussion once they sat down and talked.

A pub was probably a decent place to meet. Merlin knew she would need a couple of drinks before completely agreeing to any of this. Plus, it was neutral. A place neither of them probably went often. She certainly didn't venture in there very often and she hardly doubted he knew where the hell it was. Stepping outside of her building, she took a right and disappeared into an alley where she apparated from about three meters away from where she needed to be. Walking was not her favorite thing in the world when it wasn't necessary. With a pop, she appeared behind the pub and took the back door in, sheathing her wand finding a good window booth for the two of them to look out when they weren't glaring at each other. Seating herself, she waited for the waitress to come over and take her order. "Guinness. Pint. And keep it coming. I'll need two glasses," she said quietly, crossing her legs beneath the table and her arms on her chest. Now she had to wait. Wait and marinade in the thoughts about her upcoming, unfortunate wedding.

This would be fun.

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ex_transcend779
2008-06-28 07:45 pm UTC (link)

Daphne had never really met Hermione, though she was always one of the girls chiming in about her hair and her teeth and all the other stuff. Looking back on it, Daphne probably never would have gone back to change it. She was immature then and still was, so there was really not much thought given to that girls name other than the memory of her hair.

"Yeah, well. I didn't find them too useful back at my parents' home, I doubt I would find one useful here." A shrug was given as she, too finished off her ice cream and set it aside. "That hit the spot," she said, setting her spoon on top of the empty pint.

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darkhairedgryff
2008-06-28 08:01 pm UTC (link)

Harry glanced over when she set the empty container down and offered her an amused smirk. "Perhaps it would be beneficial to keep several pints of Pumpkin ice cream in with my chocoalte." When it all came down to it, he didn't mind that he'd have to stop in at the small store on a frequent basis. He much preferred the Muggle world when it came to shopping. It didn't matter if it was clothes, food or music. Muggles just did some things better.

The sun had long ago set and it was starting to get rather cold. Pushing himself up and out of the ridiculously comfy chair, he turned back to face Daphne. "Well, I have to admit, this meeting turned out far better then I had imagined it would."

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ex_transcend779
2008-06-28 08:06 pm UTC (link)

Daphne laughed. Perhaps indeed. She could probably go through ice cream quicker than most people could. Especially pumpkin. Normal food was rarely eaten by her, but when it came to sweets, Daphne had quite the tooth for it. It would show in time. "I think that might just be a great idea," she said with a smile.

When he stood, Daphne did the same. This meant it was time for him to go and for her to scold herself for having such a decent time with him. She rubbed her eyes for a second then smiled at him. "We should ... do it again?" it was more of a nervous suggestion than anything. She did have a pretty good time with Harry, after all.

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darkhairedgryff
2008-06-28 08:13 pm UTC (link)

Given the initial reaction he'd gotten when the entire marriage issue was announced, he was a little surprised they seemed to be getting on fairly well. He'd been about to suggest the very same thing, so it really wasn't a difficulty for him to agree. "Definitely. I'm off Monday, if you're available."

Monday, his much deserved free day, which was great because he'd always hated Mondays. He had promised Molly that he'd stop in, but that could easily be arranged along side his meeting with Daphne. While Molly tended to talk a good deal and fuss over him, he knew how to make it out of there in relatively good time.

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ex_transcend779
2008-06-28 08:49 pm UTC (link)

"Monday sounds good," Daphne said with a nod and a smile. She couldn't believe she had fun with him. Part of her just wanted to jump up and down and scream about what an idiot she was, but truth be told, it wouldn't change anything. Even if she wasn't ready to get married, she knew it wouldn't be to someone she couldn't stand. Who would have ever thought Daphne Greengrass would have been tolerable toward Harry Potter?

She moved from the balcony and into the apartment again where it was warmer than it was outside. She smiled again as she walked to the door. They didn't need to say much more than what was already said.

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darkhairedgryff
2008-06-28 08:54 pm UTC (link)

Harry grabbed the ice cream containers and the spoons, depositing them on the counter as they passed the kitchen. He was still worried about this whole wedding issue and the direction that the ministry was taking, but this meeting had helped take a bit of the worry off. If nothing else, they'd be able to at least coexist without too much difficulty.

Reaching the door, he paused a moment to step back into his shoes, before turning back to her. "So Monday, dinner?" he asked, thinking over the situation. "I'm sure there's plenty more we have to discuss before we're actually suppose to follow through on the Ministry's demands."

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	ex_transcend779 2008-06-28 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Daphne had completely forgotten about the containers of ice cream and was more focused on being a good hostess and showing him to the door in a timely fashion. When he mentioned dinner on Monday, she nodded. "Dinner would be nice," she said, agreeing to the whole more to discuss matter. "I'm sure we'll be able to work through this, if anything." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

darkhairedgryff
2008-06-28 10:12 pm UTC (link)

Harry nodded in agreement. "I agree and I'm assuming we don't have exactly a large timespan in which to organize everything." he sighed, with a shrug. "A bloody pain that is, but I suppose there really isn't anything to be done about it. Which reminds me, I'll send an owl to my Realtor about possible apartments and all that. She handled everything last time so, she might at least be able to set up some meetings and cover half the work for us."

The woman was a bit batty, but she was nice and did her job well, so Harry couldn't really fault her. "Anyway, I'll let you know when she gets back to me. See you, Monday." he finally said, reaching for the door handle. "Oh..and thanks for the drinks."

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ex_transcend779
2008-06-28 10:22 pm UTC (link)

Not really having thought about just how much time they had to organize everything, that meant Daphne would have to actually get to work on her own stuff. As in, guests, even if it was just family, some family was not wanted. A wedding date would be nice, a dress, flowers. Bloody hell, now she was stressed just thinking about it. "Sounds brill," she said a bit distracted, going over the things in her head.

Another nod was given and she smiled as he mentioned their Monday date once more. "I'll be seeing you," she said with a smile as she leaned against the door frame. "My pleasure. And thank you for the ice cream."

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