Date: January 6, 2005
Characters: Katie Bell, Cedric Diggory
Location: Exeter
Status: Private
Summary: Cedric owes Katie dinner, at least.
Completion: Complete
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As usual, Cedric was running a bit late to pick up Katie, so he arrived at 6:10 instead of 6 sharp. )
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She followed him out into the hall, slipping on the jacket she had transfigured, although she had kept it the same standard black as the colour of her coat. "No, side-along apparating sounds fine," Katie replied as she locked the door with the key, and set the basic wards she had placed on the flat. "I don't know most of Exeter well enough to find the place on my own. Who knows where I would end up."
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Buffalo - there was something she had never eaten. "Sounds interesting," Katie commented; and not in a bad way really, at least she didn't think so. It was just a new experience, something she didn't experience often. Even the food in Stoatshead was more traditional to their culture. "I wouldn't mind trying that sometime - I don't think the Five Alarm will be breaking out the buffalo meat chili any time soon."
The smell was certainly unique as well, but she didn't want to leave. Katie was actually looking forward to trying something new. "I think I'll be relying on your advice a bit," she admitted, reading some of the titles of the items. "But, I've no objection to spice."
"How was ( ... )
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"Sounds like a productive trip," she commented, listening to his description. "It's a shame any of the paintings were destroyed, but at least not everything was lost. And Washington from Toronto, quite a trip just to see the museum, but I suppose that is your 'business' now."
She had to hide a smile as he mentioned his trousers. Although he was far from fat, it was obvious Cedric wasn't exactly in peak shape. But she supposed a full time job at the museum in Exeter, and a second one building his own in Stoatshead didn't leave time for much exercise.
"I just stayed in town," Katie replied. "Nothing exciting - although I did attend Christmas dinner at the Weasley's. That was....a bit of an experience."
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When she mentioned dinner at the Weasleys with hesitation, both his eyebrows went up. "Oh? What happened there? Did Percy show up?" Ron may have made peace with his brother, but Cedric wasn't sure if the rest of them had.
Before she could reply, the waitress had arrived, half startling Cedric. "Oh -- er, did you have a chance to look at the menu?" he asked Katie. To the waitress, he said, "I want the Lamb Tikka, please." Then back to Katie, "You can ask about the dishes if you're not sure what's in one."
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"In any case, yeah, I can imagine that meeting the whole Weasley clan -- at once -- wouldn't be an easy thing, especially if you have come from a small family. Molly's a dear, but a bit ... overwhelming?" He grinned. "Did it go all right, though? Otherwise, I mean? Meeting them and such?"
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Mrs.Weasley had made her a Christmas stocking for Merlin's sake - Katie was still rather disconcerted over that. "I wasn't meeting everyone for the first time of course, so that helped ( ... )
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She seemed to want to change the subject, so he let her.
"I was thrilled to find the musuem done, actually. My next step at this point is, I think, going to the Ministry to let them know exactly what's up. I didn't do that until I had something a bit further along. They've got enough to be going on with, but I want to start making knowledge of the museum more public, and I don't want whoever's left at the Ministry finding out about it that way. That wouldn't be politic.
"After that, I plan to organize a 'public painting.' It won't, mind, be all the painting, so if you're still on for that, I'll still need your help. But I thought it might be ... a way to create some public enthusiasm, and maybe get a few donations, to open the museum to let anybody who wants paint a bit of the wall. I'll have to plan it carefully to avoid it turning into ( ... )
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"The community painting sounds like a fun idea," she added, "but almost like more work for you. Depending on how things go, you're going to have spend time fixing things afterwards if you want it to look good. But yeah, if you need a hand beyond what you get done that way, me and my wand and brush are willing."
"Your mother thinks you've lost your mind?" Katie repeated curiously. "Would that be your grandiose idea for the museum, or your community painting plans? Or," she added with a bit of a grin, "something else all together?"
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"A public painting will be more work, I'm sure of it, but important. And yes, that's what my mother thinks I'm barmy about. She said the same thing you did -- I'll just have to redo much of it, or all of it, to make it look decent. But I know that going in, and it's not really the point. I just want to get people in the door to see the place, and let them paint a little so that later, they'll feel more as if it's theirs.
"Mum ... she'd usually prefer to avoid rubbing elbows too much with the hoi polloi." He grinned. "She's a bit of a princess ( ... )
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