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RP: Ravenclaw party

Jun 09, 2007 12:10

Date: 9 June 2005
Characters: Marietta Edgecombe, other Ravenclaws and their friends
Location: The back yard of Marietta's house, #4 Delta Circle
Status: Semi-private
Summary: Former members of Ravenclaw House gather at Marietta's to catch up and share some memories. Food and drink are involved, to varying degrees, with a possibility of drunken ( Read more... )

irma pince, mandy brocklehurst, zacharias smith, anthony goldstein, marietta edgecombe, terry boot, su li, place: private residence, wilhelmina grubbly-plank, orla quirke, june 2005, kingsley shacklebolt

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shh_orla June 10 2007, 08:23:16 UTC

Orla decided it was worth the risk to her appearance and self to fly, if only to give way to a hasty exit if she needed. Not that she thought she would. She had plenty of good memories of the common room, it was just she never knew what to say to people beyond, "Hi, I'm Orla, the one who always sat in the corner reading. You might remember seeing me around, but we probably didn't converse." Real good way to renew ties, that.

She landed, somewhat smoothly, which was a minor miracle for her, and she smoothed her hair again, before marching into the backyard area with several people milling about, and some refreshments were set out. She was a bit determined to have fun, though it was sad that she had to tell herself to have fun.

shh_marietta June 10 2007, 13:49:32 UTC

Marietta noticed a young woman with dark hair and eyeglasses marching into the back yard, apparently carrying a broom. Someone who doesn't know how to Apparate? she wondered, though it occurred to her that there probably were people who didn't finish Hogwarts due to the war and hadn't learned to Apparate. Though she was fond of Floo travel herself, she knew that most adult witches and wizards preferred to Apparate. Obviously her department at the Ministry would need to do what it could to make Apparition lessons available to those who wanted them.

"Hello, I'm Marietta," she said, approaching the young woman with a smile. "Thank you for coming. I was at Hogwarts from 1990 to 1997. I recognise your face but I unfortunately I can't recall your name."

shh_orla June 10 2007, 20:53:04 UTC

Orla smiled, though she sighed inwardly. Sometimes she hated being right. "Orla Quirke. I was at Hogwarts from 1994 til they closed the school." She shook Marietta's hand, then stood, fiddling a bit with her broom. "Um, so how has everything been going?" Nice one. Why don't you just ask her about the weather?

shh_marietta June 11 2007, 12:17:57 UTC

"Orla...oh yes, I remember you know," Marietta said now her memory had been jogged. "You were a little thing back then. You used to sit in the corner and read for hours." Orla seemed a bit uncomfortable, and Marietta patted her hand. "You know, I did the same thing my first year at school. I was lucky someone befriended me in second year. She was my best friend in the world until...well, she died in the war."

She suddenly found herself feeling very sad about Cho for the first time in months. "Pardon me," she said, clearing her throat and turning away for a moment as she wiped the corner of her eye with her fingertip. "Yes, well, otherwise things are lovely. Let's go into the back yard and I'll show you where the refreshments are. If you know anyone, please feel free to tell them hello."

shh_orla June 11 2007, 16:38:19 UTC

Orla caught Marietta's hand when she seemed to be a bit caught up in a memory, and gave it a squeeze. She smiled in empathy. "I'm sorry to hear that. But I do appreciate your candor, and your willingness to get us all together." She gestured around the backyard. "I'm sure there will be some folks I know, just takes getting used to seeing old faces again."

She smiled again, and turned into the backyard area, looking to see if she recognized anyone.

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