InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "HAPPY NEW YEAR"

_katiebell_ (_katiebell_) wrote in vrrpg,
@ 2018-01-03 16:40:00

Entry tags:

!the daily prophet, char: astoria higgs, char: gabriel gomez, char: hyperion montgomery, char: katie bell, char: penelope weasley, char: percy weasley, char: robert hilliard, char: silviya higgs, char: terence higgs, char: tracey davis, char: zj montgomery

Daily Prophet Gossip Column (afternoon edition)

❝ New Year, New Drama ❞
From a Little Birdie

Resolutions be damned, you folks have already been busy making 2010 the most scandalous year yet...

ILLICIT KISSES NEW YEARS EVE! It seems TERENCE HIGGS has much more to worry about in the new year than he may have thought! He may have rung in the new year with a midnight kiss from his long-term, live-in girlfriend Romance Writer SILVIYA CAPPER, but earlier in the evening she was found to be entertaining the lips of her leading man ROBERT HILLIARD. After sharing an intimate dance at the Zabini gala, HILLIARD and CAPPER were found in a corner of the ballroom sharing a quick, secret (but not to my feathered friends!) kiss! Has the drama of the love triangle on Confessions bled into real life?! I'd say so!

Auror HYPERION MONTGOMERY seems to have a stressful year in the making! He and fiancee ZAHARA FLUME (heiress of the Honeydukes fortune) have a bun in the oven! As if planning a wedding (after a very flashy public proposal) and helping to run the DMLE (in Department Deputy LAVENDER MCLAGGEN'S absence) weren't enough stress on his plate. Maybe in 2010 we'll see a different side of HYPE, one of the stressed-out variety.

The blood that binds is thick indeed, especially when we're talking old Pure blood, and perhaps the DAVIS line come squarely into conflict for GABRIEL GOMEZ. We have word that TRACEY DAVIS - his nobody paramour - sent Christmas Eve back very much in the embrace of her family wealth and traditions at Davis Manor. Can GABRIEL compare when we're talking about old family money and all the far more appropriate doors TRACEY'S Mother can open for her? Perhaps even more appropriate matches? We all know MRS. DAVIS isn't exactly a fan of anyone who's blood isn't older than dirt.

Where were the wedding bells?! Has new parenthood already gotten to be too much for Ministry Communications Director (and paragon of conservative living) PERCY WEASLEY and fiancee PENELOPE CLEARWATER? These two are supposedly the perfect picture of propriety, but their anticipated December wedding never materialized... Maybe they're too tired with their new daughter, or maybe they just don't care all that much what we all think after all... No. I can't see that being the case. These two wrote the book on how to project the right image, so there must be something more here.

2010 is off to a great start, everyone, potential break ups and break downs as far as the eye can see! Give me more! My resolution? Ruination and riveting romance, of course...
xoxo, your birdie

(Post a new comment)

(Private) Tracey/Gabriel

_tracey_
2018-01-03 10:13 pm UTC (link)

They really have nothing better to report on, do they?

Just in case it needs to be said, you obviously have NOTHING to worry about concerning my mother and her ridiculous ideals. As you already know, Christmas Eve was a disaster and you and your family made this Christmas day the best holiday I've had in years. Since before Father passed.

I love you, and my mother could have been a card carrying death eater and that wouldn't change my love for you.

(Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: (Private) Tracey/Gabriel gabrielgomez 2018-01-04 12:27 am UTC (link)
	I am glad that it was not too much culture shock for you! My family think you wonderful. I love you too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: (Private) Tracey/Gabriel _tracey_ 2018-01-04 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	There may have been a bit of that! But it was the best kind ♥ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: (Private) Tracey/Gabriel gabrielgomez 2018-01-05 02:09 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps next Christmas we will be to have the day alone in a place that is ours. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-04 12:03 am UTC (link)
	Ha! Joke's on you, little birdie, because that bun in my brilliant fiance's oven was absolutely planned and incredibly loved already. I am far from stressed out and absolutely loving every minute of my crazy life. But thanks for the shoutout! We'll let you know where we're registered for the baby and wedding showers. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	angustifolia 2018-01-04 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	And come Monday you'll be out from behind that desk! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-04 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	And as fascinating an experience as this has been, I truly cannot wait to be back in the field. I will never under-appreciate the work you do again! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	angustifolia 2018-01-04 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	I can tell you're chomping at the bit to get back out here. Our illustrious Head Auror is going to be so happy to have you back, too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-04 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	Only because he knows I'm the best he's got ;) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	angustifolia 2018-01-04 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	Let's hope you're not rusty after desk duty! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-04 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	Not to worry, I've kept this old brain sharp! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bcvipond 2018-01-06 05:16 pm UTC (link)
	I believe they were calling you old. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-06 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	It's true. I'm so old. However will a man in his thirties cope with having a job, a baby on the way, and getting married? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bcvipond 2018-01-06 05:42 pm UTC (link)
	It's clear, you'll lose your mind. I'm betting you'll lose all your marbles by March. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-06 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	What's left of them, anyway. Oh well, you guys will just have to help me find them again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bcvipond 2018-01-06 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	It'll be a fantastic hunt! We can even offer a prize to the person who collects the most! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-06 05:48 pm UTC (link)
	But what would be a worthy prize? I'm afraid I don't have enough marbles left to come up with one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bcvipond 2018-01-06 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	Your first born, obviously. What else would you give? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-06 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	Ahh in that case, I'd rather live without my marbles. Or hope that Zahara is the one to find them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bcvipond 2018-01-07 02:01 am UTC (link)
	You could hope. Is she any good at hide and seek? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyperioniam 2018-01-07 02:14 am UTC (link)
	Of course she is ;) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Trace/Daph greengrassing 2018-01-04 10:42 am UTC (link)
	What absolute trash. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Trace/Daph _tracey_ 2018-01-04 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Eh, I'm accustomed to them talking about like dirt, but to bring up my Mum's politics? That's just wrong. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Trace/Daph greengrassing 2018-01-05 10:33 am UTC (link)
	Right up their alley, really. I expect nothing less. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Tracey & Astoria foxtoria 2018-01-04 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Oh sweet Merlin love, you are not a nobody! And you did decide to go to your mother's after all? How did that go? Did you spend any time with Gabriel's family for the holidays? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Tracey & Astoria _tracey_ 2018-01-04 11:38 pm UTC (link)
	I did. It didn't go well, to say the least. I only barely missed a thrown hex, to be honest. I believe the term 'blood traitor' was used more than once. But I had a lovely Christmas day in Mexico with Gabriel and his family, the best Christmas I can remember in years. How was yours?! Has your mother planned the wedding yet? (ha ha ha) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Tracey & Astoria

foxtoria
2018-01-05 12:52 am UTC (link)

Oh dear, that's terrible! I'm so sorry. At least now you know for sure that it's not worth the effort and to not bother trying again? But I'm so glad to hear your Christmas day was so lovely! I've never been to Mexico; perhaps sometime Kit and I can join you and Gabriel there for a holiday.

You laugh but you're not far off with that! And she does have plenty of ideas and resources organized for our wedding, despite our repeated reminders that we're not engaged! And honestly, Kit's parents weren't much better, though he and I did manage to get away just the two of us for a bit. That part was quite lovely.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

robsconfessions
2018-01-04 09:11 pm UTC (link)

Gotta love charmed mistletoe that won't let you move away from one another until you kiss. Considering this was a Daily Prophet sponsored event, one has to wonder if the charmed mistletoe was released just to generate misconstrued tripe such as this.

Sorry to disappoint you and your readers, but Silviya is a dear friend and colleague. I wish her and Terence all the happiness in the coming year and beyond.

[Private to Silviya]
I wish to apologize for my behavior on New Year's Eve. You are a dear friend, and if that's all you're ever to be, it is something I will happily live with. As I told you that night, your happiness is what matters most, and I would never wish to jeopardize that.

[Private to Penelope]
I've made a bit of a mess of things. But that aside, the birdie brings up a good question: when will the wedding be?

(Reply to this) (Thread)

	Private Robert/Penelope miss_penelope 2018-01-04 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, you did, and I would like a very good explanation for why an actor of your talent, is incapable of making an innocent kiss under the mistletoe LOOK like that. As for the wedding: Who's saying there hasn't been a wedding? Aside from the birdie, I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)