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Lavender V. Brown (iwriteinlavendr) wrote in veritaserum_rp,
@ 2008-09-02 17:07:00

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bredina dunstan, lavender brown, michael corner

WHO: Lavender Brown, Bredina Dunstan, Michael Corner.
WHAT: Random lunch.
WHEN: Afternoonish
WHERE: Small restaurant outside Diagon Alley.

Lavender loved her job. She loved being busy, being in charge, and having a say over what was hot and what wasn't in the wizarding world. She had just fired one of her more experienced writers, Daffy Lawson, because she had dared to mouth off and claim that Lavender wasn't doing a good job. Lavender smartly replied that if she wasn't doing a good job, it was because she was stuck with a staff like Daffy, who couldn't get their assignments in on time nor could they get the information that the witches of the wizarding world really wanted to hear. Lavender didn't feel bad at all for dismissing Daffy despite her former writer being a single mother of two young children. She felt it was necessary. And besides, Daffy was getting too old. Who was she to know what was fashionable anyway? Or relevant really.

There hadn't been an uproar at Witch Weekly when Lavender took over. She had expected it, but Matilda was just as terrible to everyone else as she was to Lavender, and she figured everyone was relieved the woman was gone. Lavender had feared that people would talk about how little sense it made to put one of the newer, younger writers in charge of the entire magazine, but apparently people were using to odd job changes at Witch Weekly. The only person that had really said something was Daffy and that was why Daffy was no longer an employee.

She glanced down at her watch and sighed. She would have to return to work soon. Life was hectic over at Witch Weekly. Lavender hadn't realized just how much work went into being an editor. No wonder Matilda had always been so grouchy, it was probably because she was overworked and tired. Lavender shook her head slightly, now was not the time to let the guilt flood back in. She knew what she had done was wrong, but it was necessary.

Lounging in the patio chair as she sipped her cappucino and took a small bite of her salad every now and then, Lavender flipped through the pages of the Daily Prophet. She used the Prophet for ideas, mainly scandalous ones, that could fill the gossip section of Witch Weekly. Smirking to herself as she glanced at an unattractive picture of one of the Ministry employees, Lavender didn't even notice who had just joined her at her table.

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iwriteinlavendr
2008-09-04 10:42 am UTC (link)

"You're more than welcome to join us by the way," Lavender added cheerfully. "The more the merrier, especially of the male variety." She laughed so the the other two would know she was joking, but in a sense she was serious. Lavender had been experiencing a bit of an estrogen overload while working so many hours at Witch Weekly.

She waved the waiter over briefly and requested a glass of wine. There would have to be some sort of alcohol at this lunch as the three of them were an odd combination to be lunching with one another.

"Now do tell me, I know the sort of trouble Bredina's been occupied with these days, but what in Merlin's name have you been up to?"

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nevercornered
2008-09-04 06:49 pm UTC (link)

"Ah, well I do aim to please" he said, grinning in return. "To be honest, I'm afraid I haven't done much beyond work lately. Especially with the new batch of trainees we have in our department."

Taking a sip of his coffee, he debated on ordering something more substatnial for lunch. Deciding that he'd be fine for now, Michael simply sat and enjoyed his coffee and the conversation.

"I trust that you've been well then?"

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bredinadunstan
2008-09-07 12:34 am UTC (link)

Picking up the butter knife at her table setting, Bredina checked her white teeth briefly for anything stuck in between before smoothly lowering it and cocking her head towards Lavender.

"Yes, I suppose we're both a bit deprived of strapping males in our fields of work," the former Gryffindor drawled slightly. Ah, a pang of guilt. She wasn't used to not making these sorts of remarks-- but she knew that Spencer would have her head if he found out she was talking so flippantly. Not that he didn't always want her head on a spike, but being chased down by a friend and being chased down by your boyfriend are two very different things. "Any new dates?" A quick turn of the head. "Michael, are you single as well?"

Poor Michael. Hopeless against two witches-- former Gryffindors at that. He was bound to have an earful.

[OOC: Hey guys, you can keep replying to each other as fast as you want-- I'm being lame right now in keeping up with threads. Busy busy busy! But Bredina will occasionally jump in... I'm sure Michael and Lavender can have awkward mentions of obliviation... haha]

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iwriteinlavendr
2008-09-12 02:17 pm UTC (link)

Lavender laughed, tucking a strand of blonde behind her ear. "No new dates unfortunately. I haven't much time for men these days. Atleast not the stable variety." She couldn't help but eye Michael when Bredina asked him if he was single. Lavender still hadn't grown out of being boy crazy.

"I know you work in the Ministry Michael, but what department? Oh wait! Let me guess!" She tilted her head slightly as she thought. It was on the tip of her tongue. Lavender felt like she should know, but then again her and Michael had never been that close. She glanced at Bredina for help, but the brunette looked clueless as well.

"Okay I have no idea. You win. What department?"

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