Date: 3 July 2005
Character(s): Hermione Granger, Roger Davies, Ernie Macmillan, Zach Smith, Orla Quirke, Caradoc Dearborn, Anyone else
Location: The Loft above Bookworm
Status: Public
Summary: Second meeting of the book club
Completion: Incomplete
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Second Meeting )
He entered the shop and climbed the stairs to the Loft. And once again, Hermione and Roger were the only ones to be seen. At least there wasn't an awkward misunderstanding between Ernie and Hermione this time. He waved and approached them.
"Hello, Hermione, Roger. How've you been?" he said, extending his hand.
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"Good evening, Ernie," she said, getting to her feet. She kissed his cheek before stepping aside for Roger to shake his hand. "I'm doing well; busier now that Eleanor's gone. I hope she's making good progress on her shop. How are you?"
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He looked around. "Er...where is everyone?" He didn't think that either Roger or Hermione would be interested in his book. It would be an interesting meeting if it were just the three of them.
"Roger, Eleanor's excited about the work your crew is going to do. And we may even have another worker for you. Her brother might be coming to stay with us. I'm certain he'd rather fetch things on a construction site than help her make soap." He smiled. "He's sixteen."
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"Hey, Ernie. I've been pretty well. Yeah, we'll be able to start on that soon. I'm glad progress is good otherwise." His smile widened when Ernie mentioned Eleanor's brother. "Well, send him over; I could use all the help I can get. How's work?"
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She noticed Zach come in and smiled. "Excuse me. I've got to greet someone. Ernie, if you'd like something to drink, there's juice and edibles on the table."
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Ernie looked over when Hermione excused herself and bit back a groan. Smith. Well, Roger was Smith's boss and Hermione looked as if she enjoyed the prat's company. Ernie would have to be on his best behavior. Perhaps they could ignore each other.
"Have you spoken to Hermione about the two of you coming for dinner?" he asked Roger.
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Ernie asked about dinner, and Roger nodded. "Yeah, I spoke to her about it," he said, "and she's up for it, as am I. When were you two thinking about having a dinner?"
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He glanced at Smith again. He was going to be the bigger man here and greet the wanker, show him that Ernie could be as polite and charming as he pretended to be with Eleanor.
"If you'll excuse me, I see an old acquaintance," he said before heading toward Hermione and Smith.
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