hey I just met you and this is crazy
After a rather stressful day at work ("Can you spend several hours on the phone with a firm of Scottish engineers? It'll be just like Christmas dinner with your in-laws!") I went to London this evening and had dinner with the South African Siren! For late arrivals to the party of my endlessly fascinating life, I spent a year living abroad some time
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Everyone's dream day at work.
I did extract a promise from her to attend at least one of the weddingsHaving two weddings sounds like an excellent opportunity to get as many friends as possible to come! Very handy ( ... )
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For the meme, from "a historic and seismic shift":
"I am the Secretary of State for Magical Affairs," she says, and smiles. "It's not a cabinet post most of the time. That said, most people do call me the Minister for Magic ( ... )
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"I am the Secretary of State for Magical Affairs," she says, and smiles. "It's not a cabinet post most of the time. That said, most people do call me the Minister for Magic."
I can't take credit for the original idea of this story, I have to admit. Someone came up with it on Facebook the night of the election, I saw it, and wrote this in a frenzied couple of hours on sight. It's such a perfect notion.
"You're... who?"
She reaches for his hand. Numbly, he goes to shake it, with the muscle memory overriding conscious thought, and she smiles at him, warmly. "Oh, and my name is Hermione Granger. It's a pleasure to meet you, Prime Minister."
It's only about the second or third time someone who isn't from the BBC has called him that, and the warm glow spreads to his toes even as he says, "What do you mean, magic?"Of course it had to be from Cameron's POV if you wanted to maintain the surprise. But that meant, ah, writing from Cameron's POV. I hope I managed ( ... )
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