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darkhairedgryff (darkhairedgryff) wrote in unexpectedrpg,
@ 2008-06-30 17:17:00

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daphne greengrass, harry potter

WHO: Harry and Daphne
WHEN: Monday, June 16th, 2002 - 7pm
WHERE: Matsuri (Japanese Restaurant)
WHAT: Let's try this again
RATING: Uhh....whatever....
STATUS: Closed / Complete

Having spent almost an hour chatting with Susan at the Leaky Cauldron, Harry had forgone his shopping all together. He had to work tomorrow but he'd have more then enough time once he was off and the items really weren't things he couldn't live without. Just random items he'd only know realized he'd run out of. Shrugging it off, he had headed back to his flat in order to shower and change. He was slightly looking forward to the evening. He had not had the chance to dine at Matsuri in quite a while. If he recalled correctly, the last time he had been there was with Ron and Hermione, much to Ron's displeasure. He was more of the buffet sort of person.

Once he had finished, he made the quick and painless journey over to the restaurant and checked in for their reservations. As he sat at their table and waited patiently, he glanced around. He'd lucked out and managed to book a time when the restaurant wasn't overly busy and still maintained the calm and unhurried air about it. He figured if anything, they both needed a little bit of that to counter balance the push from the ministry. If he thought about it, which he didn't want to, they were suppose to be wed by the end of this coming week. If that wasn't enough to make one sweat, he really didn't know what else was. For the moment he was simply focusing on the detail. If he looked a single detail at a time instead of the larger picture he might be able to make it through everything with his sanity in tact.

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darkhairedgryff
2008-07-01 12:26 pm UTC (link)

Harry was a bit surprised that she was interested in one of the first places they had found. When he was looking for his currently flat it had taken him weeks to find it and he'd had to go through about 50 different viewings. It's been a nightmare. He had fully been expecting the same sort of ordeal, not that he was complaining, of course.

"Yeah, definitely." he nodded, resting an elbow on the edge of the table. Not exactly good manners, but whatever. "Was there any particular day you couldn't go and see it. I can contact Marianne tomorrow morning on my way to the Ministry."

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ex_transcend779
2008-07-01 01:07 pm UTC (link)

It was honestly the exact same on Daphne's part. It had taken her weeks to decide she wanted to move into the inner city and away from where she was used to, on top of that she had gone through tons of places before deciding on the right flat. Hers suited her just fine now, but moving out would be the best option.

"I'm free whenever, really." She didn't want to be overly picky in this situation and drive him completely mad, though the time would come where it was unavoidable.

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darkhairedgryff
2008-07-01 01:38 pm UTC (link)

Harry nodded, taking a moment to think back to his own schedule. He knew he'd be at the Ministry straight through the week, but most of the hours would be taken up in the morning, leaving the evenings relatively free. "I might be able to set something up for Thursday or Friday in the evenings. If not Saturday in the morning, I suppose."

He frowned slightly before giving a shrug. "I'll see what she can work out and then let you know. That's probably the best." In all honesty it probably was. With Marianne, you never knew. Sometimes she worked miracles and at others you wondered if there was a single brain cell in her head.

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ex_transcend779
2008-07-01 02:02 pm UTC (link)

"That sounds fine," she said with a nod, smiling as their waiter arrived with their drinks. Finally, her thirst would be quenched. "I'm sure it'll be a problem free ordeal. Or at least I hope it will be, considering I know we don't agree on everything." Or hardly anything, they just happened to be on civil terms with one another at the moment.

She was still the same Daphne from school. Her thoughts would never change about certain people or things. She would always be that girl that people never wanted to piss off in fear of her overbearing scrutiny. "Maybe it will even be fun," she said with a cheeky glint in her eye, taking her wine and sipping at it, saving the sake for later.

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darkhairedgryff
2008-07-01 02:48 pm UTC (link)

"I hope so to." He responded, ignoring his drinks for the moment. He wasn't too thirsty so they were fine as they were. Putting the pictures and information back into the envelope he stuck them back in his pocket and out of site. Hopefully everything would work out with the apartment on the east end. With everything else going on, he didn't think they needed anymore grief.

"Fun...oh yeah. right up to the point where I actually have to pack, move, and then unpack my things." he responded, cringing slightly. "I suppose it's about time to go through my things and get rid of all the crap that I don't need."

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	ex_transcend779 2008-07-01 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	"You know packing can be made easier than it is," she said giving a nod. Naturally she'd tell him to use magic, but she didn't really think the waiter needed to hear that, what being muggle and all. Daphne was pretty sure it'd turn out just fine like most things usually did, but she was also holding her hopes pretty high in this situation without any fear. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

darkhairedgryff
2008-07-01 10:10 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, I'll be doing it the easy way," he chuckled, lightly. "But not even that is going to help me. I'm horrible when it comes to organizing anything...particularly my own things." Now, most people would already be worried, but he really wasn't that bad when it came to other people. Normally, the rest of the house was neat and tidy...it was just his personal living space...aka. Bedroom...that was in shambles.

For his part, Harry was trying not to think about how things would turn out. For the moment they were getting along alright, but that didn't mean it was always going to be like that. The both had tempers of their own and he was slightly afraid to see them clash.

When the waiter asked if they'd liked to order, Harry shrugged and glanced toward Daphne. He always got relatively the same thing, but he wasn't sure if Daphne was quite ready yet.

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ex_transcend779
2008-07-01 10:19 pm UTC (link)

"I don't know if I'll leave my furniture or not. Depends on the walls and if they'd match." And the whole deal with the cat. Daphne was terribly serious about that, too. "We'll just have to see about that." Daphne loved order when it came to her own living space. Growing up, her parents and grandparents had the gaudy Victorian styled furniture and other stuff, but Daphne liked things simple and tidy. Hopefully it'd stay like that forever.

Daphne looked up at the waiter and nodded before proceeding to order. "I'll have the futomaki and the kappa maki, please." She smiled again and looked over at Harry.

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darkhairedgryff
2008-07-01 10:36 pm UTC (link)

Harry could hear the point in her statement and raised an eyebrow. Naturally, he didn't comment. It wasn't just his home anymore so he was obviously going to toe the line. It would be ridiculous to attempt to push it over something so simple.

After she ordered, Harry added his own. "I'll have the Shabushabu and an order of Nigiri Sushi, please and thank you." Once he was finished and the waiter had left, he turned back to Daphne, with an amused smile. "Apparently, you know your Japanese cuisine."

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ex_transcend779
2008-07-01 10:40 pm UTC (link)

Why she was so bloody picky about everything, Daphne didn't know, but it didn't help much and it definitely didn't make things any easier in this situation. But maybe if she just kept the furniture and worked everything out so it looked good and not so mismatched like her grandparents place, it would be okay. Plus, there was a second party involved now. She would let him voice his opinion.

A smirk was given and a nod. "I do," she said looking over at Harry. "Spent a month in Japan. You learn a lot about the different kinds of sushi out there. Although it looks like I could say the same to you."

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darkhairedgryff
2008-07-01 10:52 pm UTC (link)

Harry couldn't say that he was picky about where things went or how they were organized. In all honesty, Hermione had organized his apartment when he'd moved in and it had just remained so after she had finished. It was easier to keep things where they were then attempt to find a new spot for it.

"I haven't been to Japan, but have spent enough time here to learn the menu off by heart." he responded, with a small laugh and a light shrug. He wasn't exactly the traveling type, though he wasn't opposed to it, he was just comfortable right where he was.

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ex_transcend779
2008-07-01 11:00 pm UTC (link)

"You'd like Japan," she said mimicking his shrug gently. She was a decent judge of character and if he liked the food just in London, the real deal was even better. "I think any one would like Japan, really." Which was true. She didn't exactly have high expectations for the place, what with it being just a large city that was outrageously over populated, but it turned out she really enjoyed it quite a lot. Especially out in the country side.

"Is the sushi here any good? I've never actually been here, but I have heard good things about it."

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darkhairedgryff
2008-07-01 11:11 pm UTC (link)

"I might have to go someday...though I say that about a lot of things and then never do it." Harry responded, shaking his head. "Story of my life, that one."

It was frustrating really. All the times he'd planned something and then never got around to it there had always been a point when he'd ask himself why he hadn't and each time he couldn't find an answer to that.

"Yeah, it's really good. Was a bit intimidated at first and it took me 5 visits before I actually tried it, but haven't looked back since." He responded. It had taken every ounce of persuasion Hermione could manage to get him to do it, but he was quite glad that she had.

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ex_transcend779
2008-07-01 11:17 pm UTC (link)

Daphne felt awkwardly inclined to go ahead and say that they'd go together some day, but that meant she'd have to convince herself further that she wasn't getting married forever. That's what she had been telling herself for the past couple of days. And that Harry was just a nice bloke she happened upon. Saying she'd be able to take him to Japan someday meant that they'd be together up until that someday and she wasn't ready to admit that she knew that was the truth.

"I'll take your word for it," she said with a smile as she sipped her wine. This was good. They had avoided the bigger picture here and made small talk about several different things other than a betrothal. It was unavoidable, but easily put off.

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darkhairedgryff
2008-07-01 11:26 pm UTC (link)

Harry continued to ignore his sake, preferring to drink it while he ate. He's learned the hard way when it came to drinking it without something in his stomach. He only wished the marriage issue could be ignored just as easily. He could already feel it starting to seep in on the edges of their conversation.

The two sat in silence for a couple minutes, before the waiter returned with their orders. They never seemed to take long once, which was always nice.

Sliding the plate of sushi closer to the middle of the table, he nodded toward it. "Seeings as you've never had it hear and I'm in a good mood, I'll share." he responded, with a small smirk as he picked up his chopsticks.

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