| Two for tea |
[Sep. 16th, 2009|09:13 pm] |
Who: Astoria Warrington and Juliet Orfanos
What: Ladies having tea and gossip
When: Wednesday afternoon, 16 September
Where: Redbridge House, London
Warnings: None expected.
Status: Closed (possibly open to Chris), incomplete.
Tea at Redbridge House had always been a formal occasion, with a lovely tea service that had come from Greengrass Manor and the good silver that Chris's parents had given Chris and Astoria at their wedding. The little tiered plate held scones and jam and madeleines made according to the recipe that the Greengrass house elves had used when Astoria was little. Tea was an Earl Grey that Astoria's father had loved for many years. The rituals and the scents and tastes were all that was home to Astoria.
Hosting tea again was a pleasure, and on her days off, she indulged herself with the ladies of her class who remained, and sometimes the gentlemen. Today it was Aunt Juliet who had done her the favour of pouring. She no longer needed Juliet to refill her cup nor to hand her scones; her physical recovery from her ordeal was complete. And for all that she didn't use her wand to summon things as often as she might, she now displayed a certain facility with it that she had lacked when she first obtained it.
It was not quite like holding court on a pleasant weekend afternoon before the war, but it was no longer entirely unlike those days either. |
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[Sep. 16th, 2009|01:14 pm] |
Who: Augustus Pye and Penelope Clearwater
What: Wednesday night dinner
When: Wednesday night, Septber 16, 2009
Where: Penny's flat.
Warnings: Probably swearing.
Status: Complete.
Making his way up to Penny's flat, Gus kicked the door lightly as a way of knocking considering his hands were laden down with food and drinks. When the door opened, he smiled tightly, the tension from work still in his body as he held up the bags.
"You mentioned something about splurging?" he teased in a tired voice. |
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[Sep. 16th, 2009|12:02 pm] |
Who: Augustus Pye and Christopher Warrington
What: Gus and Chris talk business over lunch
When: Wednesday lunchtime, September 16, 2009
Where: Chris' office in Ministry Annex One
Warnings: None.
Status: Complege, log.
( Feeling mortal, Gus? ) |
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[Sep. 15th, 2009|02:24 pm] |
Who: Minerva McGonagall and Percy Weasley
What: Wizarding educational initiatives
When: September 14, 2009
Where: Ministry Annex One
Warnings: Very likely none
Status: Incomplete
She looked much more like the former Headmistress of Hogwarts now, rather than a half-starved, exhausted exile, wearing plain dark robes and a tartan scarf around her neck. It wasn't that cold, but Minerva felt faintly chilled nonetheless. Age, perhaps. Or awareness of her own mortality.
She presented herself at Ministry Annex One at the appointed time and was directed to the Minister's office. |
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[Sep. 15th, 2009|11:20 am] |
Who: Penny & Charlie
When: Tuesday, September 15, lunch
What: Shashi doesn't join Penny for lunch, Charlie does
Where: Starting at Muskaan Restaurant
Rating:PG-13/R for language
Status:Thread, Completed
Penelope arrived a few minutes before noon at Muskaan on Tuesday as well, dressed in one of her business outfits and not particularly looking forward to this. There was a feeling in th e pit of her stomach that this would be the end of her and Charlie, but she was trying not to dwell on that. She couldn't knowingly put Shashi into a trap when she didn't know what the intended outcome was. If it was just to interrogate him, maybe she'd have let things be, or if it was just to keep an eye on her, she'd reluctantly consent to that. But she was not in the habit of giving out blank checks to people.
She glanced from the menu to her watch, as the hands ticked past. It was now nearly twenty minutes past the hour. She wondered when or if Charlie or someone else would show themselves. |
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| Duty. Obligation. Responsibility. |
[Sep. 14th, 2009|11:12 pm] |
Who: AP squared (Adrian & Gus)
What: An unpleasant but necessary discussion that Adrian has been putting off
When: Monday, 14 September, after hours
Where: Their clinic, Diagon Alley
Warnings: Probably language
Status: Closed, incomplete.
Adrian had not been looking forward to this conversation before his disastrous talk with Phil about it and he definitely wasn't afterwards. Still, the fact that he wasn't looking forward to it didn't mean he could slack off any longer now that he'd decided what needed to be done. When clinic hours were over, he saw Janice down to the Leaky and out onto Charing Cross Road, and made his own way back to catch Gus before Gus headed off to--well, probably something with Corner. Adrian hoped so anyway, so he'd have someone to complain about Adrian's perfidy to, anyhow.
He banged on the doorframe of their office, where Gus was still filing patient records to close out the day. "Got a moment?" |
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| To that, Charlie could only say, "Yes." |
[Sep. 14th, 2009|10:04 pm] |
Who: Bill and Charlie Weasley
What: Cleaning up Wheezes and fraternal advice and support.
When: Saturday 5 September BACKDATED
Where: Weasley's Wizard Wheezes old premises on Diagon Alley
Warnings: Charlie has a potty mouth again.
Status: Closed, completed.
( You've been spending too much time with Lucius Malfoy. ) |
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[Sep. 12th, 2009|04:04 pm] |
Who: Cho Chang and Percy Weasley
What: In which Cho's future employment with the Ministry is discussed.
When: Saturday, 12 September 2009
Where: Casey's Cantrip, Dublin
Warnings: Cho's language, if that.
Status: Incomplete
With Marietta's help, Cho was able to pinpoint the elusive Casey's Cantrip quite easily and safely. She also had Marietta to thank for the subdued, dark-blue robes she was wearing: the wizarding equivalent of the navy-blue interview suit. Marietta had done a brilliant job adjusting them where needed, but Cho still felt uncomfortable in the clothes, so strange after years of Muggle casual wear. She had the constant feeling that they were riding up in the back—they weren't, but it was similar to that feeling one sometimes got wearing tights, that the things were going to fall off any minute now.
Ignoring her discomfort, she made her way into Casey's and looked around for Percy. |
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[Sep. 12th, 2009|04:41 pm] |
Who: Penny & Shashi
When: Monday, 14 September 2009, lunch (forward dated)
Where: Muskaan Restaurant London
What: Lunch and chitchat
Status: Thread, Complete
Rating: G/PG?
Penelope got to the restaurant a bit early. She still felt a bit bad, not telling Charlie about the change of plans, but considering how things went on the journals, she preferred to just give Shashi the benefit of the doubt.
Spotting him when he walked in, she smiled at Shashi and stood up.
"Hey there, stranger. How have you been?" |
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| going underground, going underground, well let the boys all sing and the boys all shout for tomorrow |
[Sep. 12th, 2009|10:56 am] |
Who: Cho Chang, Marcus Belby, NPCs Jacqui Foster, Helen Gasalee, and Lois Walcott
What: Cho makes a hard decision.
When: September 1-11, 2009
Where: Various places, ending up at the Marsh Harrier in Oxford
Warnings: Cho's mouth, mostly.
Status: Incomplete
( And the public gets what the public wants but I want nothing this society's got ) |
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[Sep. 11th, 2009|09:47 pm] |
Who: Adrian Pucey and Janice Grieve
What: Not entirely idle chatter about their various Muggle connections
When: Friday morning, 11 September
Where: The Leaky, on the way to Diagon Alley
Warnings: None.
Status: Closed, completed.
( You're a very strange man, Adrian Pucey. ) |
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[Sep. 11th, 2009|02:58 pm] |
Who: Phillip Hughes and Adrian Pucey
Where: Adrian's house
What: housemates ought to chat once in awhile
When: Friday, September 11, evening
Status: Thread, complete
Rating: PG/G,
Dinner of course, was a wonderful affair. Phillip could not complain about the food here and he certainly wasn't used to eating so well and richly. As the dishes disappeared, he sat nursing his glass of wine while Ellie excused herself to go do something.
"How has your week been?" Phillip asked as he folded his napkin and set it aside. |
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| Warded owl to Percy Weasley |
[Sep. 10th, 2009|12:27 pm] |
Percival,
I do apologise for not contacting you sooner. My re-adjustment to being on home soil goes apace, and at some point, I should very much like to discuss with you what is being done for the education of Britain's wizarding children. My schedule is quite open, and I am available to meet at your convenience. Currently I am residing in Godric's Hollow, and can be reached here by owl.
Sincerely yours,
Minerva McGonagall |
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| One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small. |
[Sep. 9th, 2009|04:11 pm] |
Who: Tony Rickett, Parvati Patil, and assorted New Firm and Droog NPCs.
What: In which arrangements are made to supply certain goods, and certain underlings get way too clever by half.
When: Exact date TBD, late in the week of September 7.
Where: TBD
Warnings: Probably swearing, mentions of drug use, people behaving stupidly.
Status: Incomplete, placeholder |
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| Email |
[Sep. 9th, 2009|03:11 pm] |
To: clearasmud@gmail.com
From: kshashidhar@gmail.com
Date: September 9, 2009
Subject: hello stranger
Penelope!
I won't be hurt if you've forgotten about me, because I probably deserve it. My only excuse is that work has been hell. Unadulterated HELL. I can't go into details, but it's been bad. I hope your life has been treating you more kindly.
Lunch sometime? Or if not (since I believe your boss is back at work quite soon, isn't he?) at least drop me a note and let me know how you're doing.
-Shashi |
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| beers and cigs |
[Sep. 8th, 2009|06:59 pm] |
Who: Phil and Gus
When: Monday, September 7, 2009
Where: The Steps of Adrian's townhouse
What:A friendly little chat and a switching of roles. Oh, and curry, cigs, and beer.
Status: Log, Completed
Rating: G/PG
( I also don't speak Latin unlike our dear Catholic boy. ) |
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| Letter, 8 September 2009 |
[Sep. 8th, 2009|09:48 am] |
[A very large, gold-trimmed envelope hand-delivered by Juliet's bodyguard to Ministry Annex One. The envelope is closed with the Travers family seal. The letter is warded to Percy, Lucius, and Charlie.]
To: Minister of Magic Percival Weasley, Chief Warlock Lucius Malfoy, Minister of Public Safety Charles Weasley
Gentlewizards,
On behalf of the Travers and Orfanos families, I would like to formally offer Travers Close as the new meeting-place for the Wizengamot, and in doing so, place the property in trust of the Wizarding Government of Great Britain.
Naturally I do not make this offer lightly; it has involved no small amount of soul-searching and discussion with my family. Technically, my children Marina and Stefan are the heirs to the Travers estate—and if it were likely that they (or their issue) would be returning to England, matters might well be different. But it is increasingly clear to all of us that their futures lie elsewhere, and we have concluded that our best service to this country will be in offering our ancestral home as a stable base of operations for its government.
I have enclosed a map of the estate and a floor-plan of the house. You will see that the library, with proper arrangements, will be of more than adequate size to provide a meeting-hall for all members of the Wizengamot.
I am available at your convenience to discuss this matter further if you desire. My solicitors are drawing up the necessary paperwork and are prepared to meet with Ministry solicitors as needed.
Sincerely,
Juliet Travers Orfanos
[Below the signature, the Travers family seal is stamped in charmed wax. The enclosed maps and plans are charmed so that the reader can tap on a room or area and get a more detailed overhead view of that space.] |
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[Sep. 7th, 2009|10:07 pm] |
Who: Augustus Pye and Michael Corner
What: Being social on the lunch break.
When: Tuesday noon time, September 8
Where: Ollivander's.
Warnings: Likely innuendo.
Status: Incomplete, threading.
Walking up to the door of Ollivander's, Gus shifted the bags so that he could open the door. It still felt weird to walk into the store now. The door felt far too big, but then he'd grown quite a bit since he got his first wand. Rapping his knuckles against the door as he pushed it open, he couldn't help smiling a bit stupidly as he looked around the shop.
"Michael? You down here? I brought Indian, as promised," he called out. |
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| Charlie and Ginny in the woods. |
[Sep. 7th, 2009|01:31 am] |
Who: Ginny and Charlie Weasley
What: A walk in the woods, and a talk about Harry
When: Sunday afternoon, 6 September
Where: The woods at Potter Farm
Warnings: Charlie has a potty mouth.
Status: Complete, closed.
( Next time, a f***ing privacy charm, please. That's all I'm saying. ) |
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