Date: 24 February 2005
Characters: Eleanor Branstone, Ernie Macmillan
Location: The Bookworm, Ernie’s flat in Copper Towers
Status: Private
Summary: Ernie and Eleanor have their first date. Potions & dinner, but no kissing, apparently.
Completion: Complete
Choosing clothing for her date tonight had not been an easy task. They would be brewing potions, which suggested she didn’t need to dress up, but she still wanted to look nice. In the end she had chosen a pair of soft gray trousers, an olive green shirt with a vee-neck and three quarter length sleeves, and a pair of black ballet flats. Her hair was up in a French twist to keep it out of her face, and she’d worn a pair of small gold stars in her ears. She had even put on a little makeup for the occasion.
When six o’clock rolled around, she put on her coat, picked up her bag, waved goodbye to Hermione, and made her way to the front door of the shop. Ernie was coming up the walk to meet her. Eleanor had been a bit surprised when he had said that he would meet her at the Bookworm, since they were going to his home, but it was thoughtful. She liked that he had wanted to pick her up.
“Hello,” she said with a soft smile. “Are you ready?”