Date: November 5th 2004
Characters: Lavender Brown, Gabrielle Delacour, Oliver Wood.
Location: Copper Towers
Status: Public
Summary: Lavender gets home after her shift at the hospital. Time for a little celebration?
Completion: Complete
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Legs aching from hours on her feet at the hospital... )
Ten minutes later, he'd grabbed his shoes, wand, and wallet. He tugged his shoes and a coat on and ambled downstairs, humming to himself. His attention again strayed, his gaze up at the sky as he stepped outside, tripping down the last step and right into somebody.
"Bugger all!" he exclaimed. "I am so sorry." He straightened and looked down, wanting to make sure the woman was alright.
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"Oh!" Lavender wobbled a couple of steps to the side, trying to steady her balance. She laughed as the wizard apologised, looking up at him. "No, it's okay. I wasn't looking where I was going."
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"I tripped," he admitted a bit sheepishly. "You'd think at twenty-eight years old, one would know how to use the stairs, but apparently not." He shook his head and smiled brightly, offering a hand. "Hi. I'm Oliver."
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She looked up at the building. "Have you just moved in? I don't remember seeing you around before."
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"About a week ago. I'm down in 1C, and I've been kind of in and out.."
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She followed his gaze up to the building, nodding. "That's great. I'm on the third floor - I think I've got the floor to myself at the moment," she added with a smile. "It's nice to see the building getting getting a bit more life."
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"It seems like a nice place," he commented. Then he shifted his weight and stuck his hand in his coat pocket. "Well, um," he started. "Can I buy you a drink or something, since I practically ran you over? If you're not busy, of course.."
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Lavender grinned, blushing slightly at the invitation: she hadn't been expecting that. "No, I'm not busy. I'd finished work." She bit her lip, the shy way that Oliver was moving incredibly endearing. "A drink sounds lovely," she agreed.
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"Wonderful!" he exclaimed, stepping back and giving an exaggerated bow before offering his arm. "Any ideas as to where you'd like to go?"
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Lavender linked her arm with Oliver's, the slight nagging feeling that she knew him from somewhere subsiding. "Um, I don't mind where we go. Everywhere's bound to be busy, so seeing as you asked I'll let you pick."
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"Well!" His mind raced through their options. "There's always the Five Alarm. Or..If you're hungry, we could check out Socks. Or there's always the Muggle side of town, if you're interested." He really had no idea as to where they should go- he hadn't exactly thought that far ahead.
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She grinned up at him, fireworks scuttling across the sky overhead. "So what brings you to Stoatshead Hill?" she asked conversationally. People seemed to be drawn to the place from all over the country, so it was always a good way to start talking.
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He looked up as a series of fireworks went off, colouring the sky in blues and reds. "I thought it might be a good way to get back into the Wizarding World," he said. "I spent most of the war back home in Scotland.."
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She nodded. "Scotland? That's cool. My dad's Scottish, actually, but I haven't been up there for years." Lavender shrugged. "I've been living here for about a year."
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He smiled brightly. "I love it up there. I only just got in about a week ago. I'm liking it down here so far, though."
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Nodding, Lavender grinned. "Scotland's lovely. Haven't really had any excuse to go up there recently, though. Stoatshead is lovely, too," she added. "Quiet, I suppose, but considering we've just finished a war that's nice."
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