Apres Charlotte

[bicche]

Private to Daphne
She had pictures.

Private to Finnigan, added later
It's all right! I'm going to be Daphne's kept woman.

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[calling_kali]

From WHO?!

[bicche]

The soon to be late Mrs. Pucey.

[calling_kali]

I'm going to murder her.

But before I do, what happened with Charlotte? Do you need me to take over the flat?

[bicche]

Nonono, you're not touching her. I'm going to murder her.

Wait, would you? Charlotte's cutting me off. Daphne, I'm going to be POOR.

[calling_kali]

Oh like I am going to sit back and watch her try to destroy your life. You are NOT murdering her without me.

Don't be ridiculous, Mandy. Do you think I would ever let you go homeless and dressed in hand knitted Weasley clothes? Merlin, I thought Ravenclaw's were intelligent.

[bicche]

You are an absolute DARLING. I thought I was going to have to move in with Finnigan in his hovel of a room!

[calling_kali]

Oh don't even joke about that. Why do you think I work all the time, Mandy? So that this exact thing doesn't happen. Astoria can find out about Richard and all she'll be able to do is screech. You need to make your own money, darling, so that you can parade it in Charlotte's face.

[bicche]

But that involves work!

[calling_kali]

Yes, it does. And it isn't fun. And it also means you'll have to cut down on shopping until you're back on your feet. Did you realize that when Astoria first married Draco and I had not two knuts to rub together that I worked 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, and didn't buy more than one item of clothing per week?

[bicche]

Daphne! This is not helping!

[calling_kali]

I'm being honest Mandy! If you want to be independent it's really really hard!

[bicche]

Daphne I don't want to work! People'll be telling me what to do all the time, and I can't do whatever I want whenever I want, and they'll expect me to be on time and I'll simply kill myself!

[calling_kali]

Oh like they aren't now? Wake up Mandy. First it was Charlotte telling you what to do all the time. And if you float on me forever then you'll always be indebted to me. And the same with Finnigan. You think he won't start to resent it if you laze about while he works his arse off keeping you in Charmel? You need to stand on your own. We're looking for jobs for you tomorrow.

[bicche]

Well, I'd hope that I give him enough benefits to have him not resent me. I simply can't work, Daphne. Can you see me being all simpering and trying to sell clothes to fat women? I simply can't stand it. It'll be so humiliating. And I can't be a relationship counsellor like you either, since I'd recommend hexing all the time.

[calling_kali]

Mandy
I'm not..
We'll find something. Maybe instead of counseling men on how to treat women you should counsel women on how to stand up to men? A lot of women are pathetic, really.

[bicche]

I could hire myself out to be a hexer of unfaithful men. I can do that.