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RP: The British National Pastime

Mar 17, 2007 18:41

Date: 17 March 2005
Characters: Katie Bell, Cedric Diggory
Location: St. James' Park, Exeter, then dinner
Status: Private (albeit in a public place)
Summary: Cedric & Katie go to a football game, rather than a pub, for St. Patrick's Day.
Completion: Complete

( The British National Pastime )

katie bell, cedric diggory, march 2005, place: exeter

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shh_katie March 18 2007, 01:56:25 UTC

For all that Katie had prodded and outright nagged Cedric the day before, he hadn't been any more willing to shed light on their destination for the afternoon. She'd contemplated outright bribery - but he seemed to take a bit too much pleasure in keeping her in the dark. It was just as tempting to pretend indifference, but she couldn't help but be curious. While surprises could be good, Katie was hardly a fan of the unknown ( ... )

shh_cedric March 18 2007, 02:26:11 UTC

"Nope," he replied as she opened the door and asked about blindfolds. He dropped the scarf around her neck. "Just in case it's cold in the stands." Then he motioned her out into the hallway and put his red cap back on. "Ready?"

Slipping an arm around her waist he tucked her against his side. "Hang on tight," and with a little twist, Disapparated them both to an alley he'd spotted the day before when checking things. He'd never been to the park before, and had wanted to know exactly how to get there. They weren't too far away now, and slipped out of the alley into a small crowd of fan-dressed Muggles headed down the pavement and then jay-walking across Old Tiverton Road towards Stadium Way and St. James Park.

"That's where we're going," Cedric told her. "You mentioned being interested in football, and well, I like about any sport. I reckon I should start learning a bit about the British National Pastime instead of just the American," then more softly, "and the Wizarding."

shh_katie March 18 2007, 02:53:59 UTC

When Cedric had mentioned 'the stands' she'd started to have a reasonably good guess where they were going - in as much as she'd started to think 'muggle sport. Katie was examing the crest on the end of the scarf when Cedric wrapped his arm around her, startling her, and apparated them to an alley in what she assumed was Exeter. Exeter City FC? It meant nothing to her ( ... )

shh_cedric March 18 2007, 03:12:01 UTC

Pulling the printed tickets from his pocket, he handed her one. "No tickets needed. I got them Thursday, to make certain we had them. This isn't, I fear, exactly a good team so there were tickets left, if not the best seats." He grinned.

"And yeah, any excuse to go to a game -- of some kind. I miss it, the excitement." He glanced down at her as they merged with the walking crowd. "I reckon you miss it more.

"And I'm glad your trust didn't turn out to be misplaced." He grinned and pointed through the iron gates. "Since we don't need to buy tickets, we can just go in. Show the blokes your pass, and then we can find our spot in the stands. I think these are sit-down seats, instead of the standing ones. I didn't want to stand for two hours."

shh_katie March 18 2007, 03:26:56 UTC

"Not exactly a good team?" Katie raised her eyebrows as she accepted the tickets from Cedric, "You're talking to the girl who played on a team with Galvin Gudgeon as a seeker for, fortunately, a single season - I'm used to some level of disappointment."

Heading in, they handed their tickets to the security guard, who checked them before letting them in. "I miss the excitement, yes," Katie admitted, her tone slightly distracted as she spent the time looking around, "but even from Hogwarts, you know it's a different kind of thrilling when you're the one being cheered on, versus doing the cheering."

They found their seats quickly - fortunately literal seats as Cedric predicted. The area around them was filled nearly to capacity, despite being still a little bit until game time. "This sport must be popular with mug...people," Katie amended the last part, lowering her voice when she talked to Cedric since there were quite a few of those 'people' in the near vicinity, "if a hapless team can sell this many seats. They can't be as old ( ... )

shh_cedric March 18 2007, 03:45:02 UTC

"I think we're on about the same level for knowledge," he replied. "And yeah, it's pretty popular, I'd say." He was also looking around, startled by the crowd. "A bit like Quidditch, for us." His voice dropped even lower. "Put together three wizards and you get four opinions about Quidditch teams, yeah?" He shot her a wide grin ( ... )

shh_katie March 18 2007, 04:08:43 UTC

Katie pondered his suggestion, "I don't know if Ang would know - but I can check. She's always been quidditch obsessed though, I don't know if football would have made a dent. I'd say Lee is our best shot out of people I know, but I'm not even sure about him ( ... )

shh_cedric March 18 2007, 04:29:02 UTC

Cedric giggled at her comment about refs and penalties. Surely that was no different in football than in Quidditch. "We can pounce on Lee at some point and see what he knows. Or I'll buy a bloody book or something, but I don't do well with learning sports from books. I need somebody to show me, 'Yeah, that's .... ' you know, whatever ( ... )

shh_katie March 18 2007, 04:44:52 UTC

Katie smiled serenely as Cedric pulled the wool over the other woman's eyes, not giving away her amusement at Cedric's blatant lie. Shaking her head when he leaned back, she asked, "You couldn't have modified the lie a little bit to make me not be a relative of yours? Not of course that I'd be insulted to be a Diggory, but know we're going to have to watch ourselves even more carefully. I bet he at least is a bit of an eavesdropper." The last of course was said with a smile, as she muttered it under the other couple's level of hearing ( ... )

shh_cedric March 18 2007, 05:01:25 UTC

Cedric chuckled at her comment on being related and threw an arm around her shoulders, squeezing her obnoxiously against his shoulder, "Aw, come on, sis." And more softly right in her ear, "I know a charm for nosies. Drop your scarf and I'll fetch it ... and cast it."

Her assessment of getting a team in line by the following year made him nod. "You know, we probably could -- get one up, I mean. You saw how many people came out just for Oliver's little shin-dig. You're also right about Bagman."

Abruptly, he grinned at her. "Well, Katie, you were telling me you were looking for a new project. I don't think you were contemplating this but -- why don't you organize it? Or light a fire under the right people? You've certainly got more common sense than Bagman, and I know you can be charming when you want to be." He pinched her cheek lightly in fun -- but he wasn't entirely teasing. Katie probably had just the right amount of enthusiasm, tact and plain drive to do it, if she wanted to.

shh_katie March 18 2007, 05:28:06 UTC

Katie shivered a little when Cedric whispered right in her ear, but rolled her eyes, pulling her scarf so it was hanging precariously from her neck, and let it fall to the ground with an exaggerated, "Oops!" She pretended not to look while Cedric pulled out his wand, casting the charm.

She swatted his arm away in annoyance when he pinched her cheek, but stopped short at his words. She let herself contemplate the idea for a moment, but shook her head. "I've not even successfully opened this first project yet - probably best not to go for another one yet, yeah? Besides, I think I may fall under the category of people who've outgrown it." But her earlier qualification of people who thought they'd outgrown it rang in her ears ( ... )

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