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Mills 凸(⊙▂⊙✖ ) (nopixie) wrote in unexpectedrpg,
@ 2008-07-22 17:01:00

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millicent bulstrode, seamus finnigan

Who: Millicent Bulstrode and Seamus Finnigan
What: Millicent tries to find a dress
When: Today, around mid afternoon.
Where: shopping in London
Rating: PG-13 for swearing cause it's Millicent.
Status: Closed.

The weather almost seemed to be reflecting Millicent's mood -- miserable and gloomy as a storm front moved through London. She ended up promising herself she'd go out and find something to wear to the ball, even though she didn't want to go and make even the attempt. It was either she found a dress or she was sure her mum would find something. She locked up the cauldron shop behind her as she left, heading out and into the bustling streets.

To say she had no idea where to begin was an understatement. All she had to go by for dresses is a vague idea what size she'd be by now and a list of shops her sister owled to her. To be honest, Millicent was still struggling to see the point in even attempting to go. The thought that she'd be accompanied by Adrian was enough to sour her expression again. 'Well, I don't have to go with him actually,' she thought as she passed people by on the street, 'He can go piss off and find someone to bother while I raid the fuckin bar.'

Millicent stopped awkwardly in front of one of the shops, staring down at the paper then up at the mannequins in the window in bright feminine garb. She took a breath, not even noticing how extremely awkward it was to be standing randomly still midst a sidewalk outside a shop. All she had to do was go in and try to find a dress, right? Not hard at all. Midst her psyching herself up, she turned to head to the glass doors and ran smack dab into someone,

"Shit!"

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seafinn
2008-07-22 09:20 pm UTC (link)

Seamus had been trying to figure out what to wear to the ball. Suit or a suit. Okay, so his mind was not really on his own outfit, but more on what Luna and Kris would be wearing. So far he had heard nothing about the ball from his wife so he was wondering if she even planned on attending.

On his way home from work Seamus found himself looking at the displays of dresses. He knew Luna's size, so why couldn't he pick something out for her? As he was leaving the store with Luna's dress in his arms, he bumped into somebody.

"Shite! Sorry love, all well?" Seamus smiled, placing a hand on the girl's shoulder.

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nopixie
2008-07-22 09:32 pm UTC (link)

Millicent took a step back, a bit embarrassed already and looking quite awkward. She glanced up at the man in front of her and gave him an awkward smile and a brief nod, "Yeah. Um. 'm fine, mate. Didn't see you. Sorry.."

She trailed off a bit as she got a good look at him. He looked familiar, but she couldn't place a name to a face. Millicent was kind of sure he was from Hogwarts -- maybe a Hufflepuff? Not that it was really important to her to know, but it'd probably bug her if she didn't be able to place him.

"Do I know you from somewhere?"

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seafinn
2008-07-22 09:51 pm UTC (link)

"Maybe, maybe not. Ya look familiar enough, but hell if I ken where you're from." Seamus stepped away from the door, making sure the dress was alright. Oh good, it was fine.

He smirked and looked the girl in front of him over. "You wouldn't happen to be looking for a dress for a fancy ball, would you? If so I think I may know you from school. He winked at her, holding back a laugh. If she was a muggle they would usually dismiss him.

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	nopixie 2008-07-22 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	Now she knew him, well sort of. "I am lookin for a dress," Millicent said with a nod, "So probably do know you from school.." It was a brief pause as she looked him over. It'd been a while since she seen a great deal of her classmates. It did take her a moment, but the accent she remembered. She pointed at him as she said, "I know. You were a Gryffindor, right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seafinn 2008-07-22 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Damn right." Seamus grinned proudly at that. He held the dress tight to his chest as he looked the lady over. Now to place where she was from. It took him longer than it probably should have, but he ended up smiling in the end. "Slytherin. I'll do my best to overlook that though. Hell if I can remember your name. Mind giving me a refresher?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nopixie 2008-07-22 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Millicent wished she could skip this part. Usually people just remembered her for being a big bully, not that she minded that part. It's just then they thought she'd care enough to continue bullying them, but Millicent folded her arms awkwardly in front of her as she said, "'m Millicent Bulstrode. And you are?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seafinn
2008-07-22 10:14 pm UTC (link)

Bulstrode. Oh. How could he have missed that? Seamus frowned for a moment and found himself looking at the girl in front of him again. A lot of people had changed since school. Maybe she had to. "Seamus Finnigan. Let's pretend this is our first time meeting though. Best to put the past behind in this case. So, I heard you got shackled to a real arse. Think you'll live?" Seamus was smiling now.

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nopixie
2008-07-22 10:28 pm UTC (link)

She remembered Finnigan, at least in passing she did. Probably tormented him a bit when she got to be on Umbridge's disciplinary squad. Messing with Gryffindors was more of a Malfoy or Goyle thing, not really her style of bullying usually. Millicent gave him a quick nod with an awkward grin, "Well. Good to meet ya, Seamus. And yeah, I did get stuck with Pucey.."

She paused, not knowing if Seamus remembered him, "He's older. Used to be on the Slytherin Quidditch team with Flint..." Millicent trailed off with another awkward shrug, glancing over his shoulder at the store.

"Supposed to go to the ball, but no dress for it. Figured I need to find one before my mum goes off and buys one for me while I'm not lookin."

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seafinn
2008-07-22 10:34 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah, can see what you mean. If she's anything like me mam she'd put you in the most embarassing outfit she can. They're like that." Seamus nodded sagely, thoroughly ruining it with a smile. He was a lot friendlier these days. They'd grown up. Sure, that was why.

"'m getting a dress for that ball too. Well, not ME. I mean I am, but the dress is for the wife. Sorry you got stuck with a real arse. I never really knew the man, but I've heard Pucey can be a right pain. Luckily I got Luna. Not a mean bone in that one's body." He grinned. "So what colours do ya like? If you need help I've heard I've got a good eye for dresses on a lass."

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nopixie
2008-07-22 10:44 pm UTC (link)

Millicent was a lot better with dealing with people than her school years, but she wasn't comfortable still with so much interaction. She shifted her weight foot to foot as she said, "Mum thinks I'm skinnier than I am. Really awful, you know? She hasn't put it through her head I'm not really all that light." She gives Seamus an awkward grin.

"You're with Luna? Uhm. She's the.." she pauses trying to put it as delicately as she can get, "isn't she the one people said was a bit weird?" Well, it was as subtle as she could get, but she quickly amended her statements, "I heard she's nice though. I bet she'll like the dress. Um...I fuckin hate to bug you but I'm completely lost here, mate. I haven't bought even a skirt since I had to wear one for school, nevertheless a dress."

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seafinn
2008-07-22 10:48 pm UTC (link)

"Loony Lovegood. Yep, that's the wifey. She's a different kind of woman there. I'm still getting used to it, but if she can deal with me then who am I to complain?" He noticed Millicent looked a little uncomfortable so he decided it was best to help. "One mo', love. Be back in a sec."

"Excuse me, can you hold onto this while I help my friend?" Seamus left the dress with the cashier and waved Millicent over to a dress rack. "I take it you're not the risque type then, eh?"

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nopixie
2008-07-22 10:54 pm UTC (link)

Millicent relaxed a little when she realized he'd actually help her. So far he hasn't even started after her, which is possibly the best thing she could have right now while she was looking to try to make herself seem kind of attractive. She walked over to where Seamus was and honestly, "I don't really know. I mean.." she paused as she thought of it and laughed a bit, "maybe not totally a risque type. But..I'd just wanna look nice enough that I could shut Pucey up from calling me a cow so damn much."

She touched one of the dresses on the rack, looking over all the different ones. There were so many to look at and she looked over at Seamus, "So really..um. I like red. For colors, you know, besides black and white. And blues too."

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seafinn
2008-07-22 10:58 pm UTC (link)

Seamus smiled at her, walking around her like a hawk circling it's prey. He would have to kick himself later for fulfilling any type of gay stereotype. Normally he'd leave that to Kris. "Red will definitely work on you. Actually, I know just what dress may work for you. I was looking at it earlier. Wish Luna could fit in it but I swear she won't get any more meat on those bones. Trust me, I've been trying." He gave her a wink as he went through the dresses.

Finally he found one which looked like it was made for her. "What do you think?"

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	nopixie 2008-07-22 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	Millicent took the dress from Seamus, holding it up and giving it a look over. It was vivid and bold, a little much for what she thought she'd end up getting, but what the hell? Maybe she'd look good in it. "It's really...wow. Fuck.." She trailed off and turned to Seamus, "if I try it on, you'd be totally fuckin honest with me if it looks good?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	seafinn 2008-07-22 11:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Trust me love, I will definitely be honest with you. Now go try it on while I figure out what we can do about that hair." He did have a few friends who worked at salons, but after his last fight with Kris... Seamus felt it best to stay away from certain old friends. Maybe the dress would be good enough without a fancy hairdo. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nopixie 2008-07-22 11:20 pm UTC (link)
	Millicent felt ridiculously nervous for just trying on a dress, but he was mostly a stranger and he did promise to be honest. It was a few minutes later that Millicent stepped out in the red dress, smoothing the fabric down of the front. "Well?" she questioned Seamus, tucking her hair nervously behind her ears as she grins a bit, "It's not too bad, huh?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

seafinn
2008-07-22 11:30 pm UTC (link)

"Not too bad? You'll have Pucey on the floor in minutes with that." Seamus laughed, earning a few looks from the staff. Sod them. They were helpful enough, but he was having fun. "You look gorgeous love." He really couldn't see why she was so down on herself. A little bit of curves and meat never hurt anybody.

"I think long hair in a wave would be good for that. Stick with some lipstick the same shade too. Maybe red or black nail polish to add an edge to it."

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nopixie
2008-07-22 11:37 pm UTC (link)

Millicent wrinkles her nose a little, like she really needed Pucey to start wanting to bed her. She turned to look at herself in the mirror and nodded a bit confidently, "Mum keeps some of those hair potions at home. I can use the long hair for the night."

She grins at Seamus in the mirror, "Thanks. Um. For this. Probably would be still starin at the racks like I was braindead if you didn't help."

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	seafinn 2008-07-22 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	"No problem at all, love. Just glad I can help. Now to get that damned dress back to Luna. Woman's been working all week." He smiled, shaking his head. "Save a dance for me at the ball, aye? We'll show those gits to stop harassing you." He was at the cashier, receiving the bag with Luna's dress. Hopefully she'd like it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

nopixie
2008-07-22 11:47 pm UTC (link)

Millicent gave a brief wave, "See you at the ball, mate." before he left. She changed back in to her clothes, just being unable to help herself in how damn smug she felt to find something she looked good in. At least, now, she had one dress down and all she had to do next was find a wedding gown. But that'd be for another day, right now she was just glad to have accomplished something.

She was soon out the door with the newly purchased dress, grinning a bit to herself as Millicent headed on home.

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