Date: 9 June, 2005
Characters: Cedric Diggory, Bill Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, Su Li, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Katie Bell, Caradoc Dearborn, Fleur Delacour, Ernie MacMillan, Horace Slughorn, Ollivander, Kenneth Towler .... [come one, come all]
Location: museum
Status: very public!
Summary: The museum is open!
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It was utterly satisfying to see something he had been working hard on for a few months turn out so well. All of the exhibits were behaving themselves, almost as if they knew (and some of them probably did) that they would be appreciated again and not locked up in a box for another few decades. At least not until they had ample time to shine.
At the front desk Cedric was pacing around, acting very jittery and Bill didn't blame him. He was feeling a case of nerves too. He knew that their hard work was going to be well received, but there was always that niggling of doubt. "It'll be fine, Cedric," he said walking up to them while favoring his leg. "No worries, you'll see."
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Cedric shoved his hands in his pockets and bounced on the balls of his feet. "So, now we wait."
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Pulling out a few muggle bills, she held them out to the woman. "I wasn't sure how much it'd be but my brother, Bill, is the... err... curator? so I wanted to come by and take a look-see, you know, be supportive and all. You must be Peggy. I'm Ginny. Obviously." She laughed softly as the older woman peeled two bills from the pile and waved her to put the rest away. Tucking the crumpled bills back in her jeans, Ginny picked up one of the pamphlets and, with a word of thanks, she began making rounds of the exhibits.
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"Boo," he muttered stepping up behind her as she stopped to look at one of the exhbits near the entrance. "Welcome to the Museum of Wizarding Art and Culture. I am the curator, Bill Weasley, how may I be of service to you today?" He grinned and gave her a small bow.
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"Hey you! I'm fine, love. Just wanted to stop by and take a look around, see how you were, that sort of thing." She chuckled, giving him a teasing, light poke on the arm. "You are looking pretty sharp there though, lady killer. Better watch out or you'll be bringing home strays."
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Approaching her, he grinned and held out a hand. "Hey there. Glad you could drop by. Come in and take a look around, although you saw some of this when we went after it."
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"I'll be back some other time to look around more thoroughly, but I wanted to stop by this morning to support the venture," she explained. "How are you? I'll not keep you if you've got business to attend to, of course. I'll just take a quick look around once I pay and then be out of your hair."
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He stepped back to let her pay Peggy, then ushered her in. "My only business today is meeting people, so no you're not keeping me. And it's not even too busy yet." He winked at her, knowing her dislike of crowds. "Then again, I doubt a museum is going to get quite the traffic that other places might.
"And as for me, I'm fine. A bit on edge, hoping everything goes well, but fine, really. It's been a lovely, quiet few weeks, even if busy getting this ready. There's good busy and bad busy, you know? What about you?" he asked as they moseyed among the ground floor displays. It was good to talk to her again for more than few minutes.
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She'd not been here since the public painting day in February, and a lot had changed since then. Taking a look around, it was really impressive, though she'd have found some sort of display for the antechamber. The one painting, though she admired the skill, looked a bit lonely on the white wall. Perhaps this section wasn't quite finished. She entered the museum proper and moved to study display featuring an enormous black sphinx.
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As she entered, Su smiled to see a familiar blond head near the sphinx. She approached her friend with a smile. "Luna, it's good to see you. How have you been?"
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Strolling over to them, grinning, he said, "Welcome ladies. I'm really glad to see you both. Su, I was delighted to hear the arts fest announcement last night, and Luna -- how are you? What have you been up to of late?"
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Cedric came over then, greeting them with a friendly grin. "Hello," Luna said with a smile. "I'm really well, thanks. I don't have to ask how you are, though; your face is really quite expressive. Congratulations."
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He opened the pamphlet and consulted the map: British collection, first floor. It was fate, or something like it: a perfect opportunity for reconnaissance. If Stoatshead Hill could manage a decent museum--he'd always liked strolling through the Manor, which was a kind of museum, admiring the various works--well, perhaps things weren't so bleak after all.
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"I'm glad to see that, despite being without my fatherly guidance for many of your formative years, you are not entirely bereft of culture," he smiled. "I trust you are well, or as well as can one be in these trying circumstances?"
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He moved a shoulder and studied the exhibit. Closely. "I get by," he said simply, not returning his father's smile. "And how are you faring in your circumstances, whatever they are?" Draco had no idea. For all he'd known, Lucius had joined the Muggle circus.
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