RP: Welcome To The Dollhouse
Characters: Kathryn Bell, Antonin Bell, Adan Bell, Elladora Bell, Tiberius Ogden, Katie Bell, Mary McDonald, Narcissa Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Gwenog Jones, Augusta Longbottom, Neville Longbottom, Percy Weasley, Cho Chang, Athena McGonagall, Charlie Weasley, Roger Davies, Alicia Spinnet, Mafalda Hopkirk, Connor Hopkirk, Felipe Hopkirk, Leanne Barber
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Once freed from the people looking at him (and, in his mind, whispering behind their drinks), Neville took a deep breath. He hated these sorts of things. Merlin, but he couldn't wait for tomorrow night's party. Much more to his liking, for sure.
He moved to circle the grotto, and accidentally ran into a female, causing her to slosh champagne on herself.
"Oh no!" His face went white, then red with mortification. "I'm so sorry. Merlin, is there anything I can do?" Besides clean it up. When he was this flustered his charms work was shite. Different than his defensive spells, sadly. He hovered, hands outstretched, wanting to make amends but not sure how.
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She cried out, holding her arms rigidly to her sides, and took several steps back. Neville's speech was blurred in her ears (Is there anything I can do?) as she stared down at the ruined silk, jaw dropping. For a few moments she struggled for speech, feeling tears sting the corners of her eyes, and then brought a hand to her mouth. Her face colored considerably as she searched for the words.
"Oh, Neville! Um... Nice to see you..."
She was too shocked to react with anger, as she very well might've; instead Cho stared blankly, offering him a meek smile. Poor boy was more flustered than she was. "Don't worry, it just needs a charm -- then it'll be good as new, hopefully."
Hopefully.
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"There, no harm done." Neville still looked a little flustered, and Percy imaged this wasn't quite his scene--in a way Percy could sympathize--if it wasn't for Cho agreeing to come with him Percy probably would have weaseled himself out true to the family namesake. "Accompanying your grandmother this evening?"
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"Looks like you could use a little help with that dress," Katie said to Cho. "Allow me."
With a quick bit of wand-work, her dress was just like new. "Happens all the time at events like these," she whispered. "I learned how to get wine out at a young age." Katie winked.
"You all enjoying yourselves, I hope," she said to the group, taking another glass of champagne in exchange for her empty flute as a waiter walked by.
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He moved a step back from the three of them, not wanting to mess anyone else up. He addressed Percy. "Yeah, Gran seems to think this is the sort of thing I should be attending, rather than spending my evenings in the greenhouse." Of course, he'd rather be in the greenhouse, but he didn't think it polite to mention that.
"You've a lovely family home, Katie." He said, looking around. "Reckon you keep the gardners on their toes to make it look this good."
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"Well, it serves to have an interest in current events, at least." Percy said a little airier than he'd meant with Katie present. "And it's been a lovely evening Katie, I'd only heard that your parents were marvelous entertainers until now. It's a pleasure to see for myself."
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Glancing up at Katie, she echoed Percy's sentiments: "Alicia's really missing out, if she isn't here yet! Even with this champagne mishap, this has been a completely wonderful evening." Cho brought a hand to her mouth, feeling a bit bashful. She'd attracted even more attention with the collision, and now felt as though everyone around were watching.
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He brought the other one back for her, trying to be as gentlemanly as he could.
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Of course, she didn't drink -- not usually, anyway. It was only in social circumstances like this one, with so many people watching and "I don't like alcohol" being such an awkward phrase, that she ever really did. Anyway, poor Neville looked as if he had no idea what to do with himself; it wouldn't do to make things even more uncomfortable for him.
Taking the glass, Cho smiled. "Thank you!" For a moment she stood quietly, taking a grudging sip of the champagne, and then glanced off through the crowd in search of Percy. "I think I'd better go check on my date, actually." Nodding to Neville and Katie, she waved gently with her free hand. "It was lovely seeing both of you."
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She smiled.
"What about you, Neville?" she asked. "What are you up to lately?"
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"I think I've read about her. She does press stuff, yeah? Be nice to have a morale boost to the wizarding world." He wasn't going to say anything untoward about the Minister, whatever his reservations.
"Er, would you like to take a walk?" He offered. He really wanted to see more of the gardens that Daphne had told him about.
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"Glad to hear you're getting a place of your own, by the way, it'll make it easier to get to and from work and have your own schedule and the like."
"Far as the job goes, working with the press is great and Mary's a whiz with spinning news. I love working for her. She's smart and doesn't take any crap." Katie winked as they passed some mundane plants and moved toward a particularly large flutterby bush and some strong-smelling dittany.
"I love this part of the garden... it's so peaceful," Katie said, taking in a deep breath as the murmur of the crowd started to fade.
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"Yeah? Any news I should be wary of?" He teased a bit. "Seriously, this new Minister.... I reckon I'm a bit nervous of the man, but that's probably cos he doesn't seem to take the job seriously. Like Fudge didn't take Dumbledore seriously."
He stopped and ran a finger over a few of the longer branches of the flutterby bush, sighing with pleasure at the noise it made. "Yeah. Its a good layout. Simple plants closer to the grotto, more elaborate ones further in for folks looking to enjoy just the plants." He looked at her. "What else do they have hiding back in there? I'd like to look if I could. Daphne Greengrass said it was a brilliant garden."
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