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RP: Reception for Lucy Diggory

Jul 08, 2007 01:59

Date: 8 July, 2005
Characters: Lucretia Diggory, Cedric Diggory, Katie Bell, Ernie MacMillan, Eleanor Branstone, Morag MacDougal, Rabastan Lestrange, Lisa Turpin, Percy Weasley, Su Li, Irma Pince, Rita Skeeter, others as they arrive...
Location: museum
Status: public
Summary: The reception for Lucy at the museum; a chance to meet a real, live ( Read more... )

irma pince, katie bell, percy weasley, ernie macmillan, morag macdougal, july 2005, su li, eleanor branstone, padma patil, cedric diggory, rabastan lestrange, place: museum, lisa turpin, rita skeeter

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shh_ernie July 9 2007, 03:15:50 UTC

Eleanor had made herself scarce as soon as she possibly could. Ernie didn't blame her. Although he did worry that she'd leave without him. Since they did live in the same place, he reckoned he'd catch up with her eventually.

Mrs. Diggory was talking to someone. This was all her fault. If she hadn't come to town, and painted that damn thing, none of this would have happened, he rationalized. Making his way toward her, he waited until she was alone again.

"Mrs. Diggory?" he said uncertainly. "I don't know if you remember me. Ernie...Ernie Macmillan." He wondered if she'd received the letter he'd written after Cedric had 'died,' telling her how much Cedric had meant to him. He'd never received an answer, although now that he knew that Cedric wasn't dead, it made sense.

shh_cedric July 11 2007, 03:08:06 UTC

Hearing her name, Lucy turned, finding a rather serious, ernest-looking young man standing there. He appeared distressed. Her eyebrow rose when he introduced himself and she inclined her head, smiling faintly. "Yes, Ernie, I remember you ... and I have heard much about you since, from Cedric. He considers you a good friend. I should offer congratulations on joining the ranks of the Aurors. It is both a respectable and an important career."

She offered him her hand. "It was good of you to come."

shh_ernie July 11 2007, 13:21:55 UTC

Despite his rather negative feelings about the mural, Ernie couldn't help but beam a little at Mrs. Diggory's praise. "Er...thank you," he replied, ducking his head a bit.

He shook her hand after a fleeting thought of kissing it. Which was absurd. "Um, yes, er...about that...the mural." Stop stammering! After taking a deep breath, he said, as calmly as possible, "Why...why would you paint something like that? I mean to say, it's only...it's only been eight months!"

shh_cedric July 11 2007, 14:23:50 UTC

Lucy didn't reply immediately. Ernie's question was hardly unexpected. Her smile was faint. "And in another month, it will be only nine. And then it will be only a year, and then only two years, and then only three." She paused. "And then, Ernie, then we will be begin to forget. Oh, perhaps not you or others who fought. But some -- some even now do not know, and do not wish to. It was horrible. War always is. And it should never, ever be forgotten or seen as anything but horrible. So yes, I hope you are bothered. You should be, or you would have no heart at all. People speak of healing from terrible things, but I fear, sometimes, if we heal too well.

"So that is why. I painted it because it is terrible. And it is never too soon to remember that, or it quickly becomes too late."

shh_ernie July 11 2007, 14:42:23 UTC

Ernie shook his head. "With all due respect, Mrs. Diggory--I'm not any sort of artistic type--it's too soon. Perhaps someplace else is ready for this. Stoatshead isn't. Most of the people here lived through some aspect of the war. They won't forget. I won't forget. Everytime I look in the mirror, I see the ugly scars." Unconsciously, he'd pointed to his chest. "I don't think you have the right to come here and do this. And then leave us with the aftermath."

He glanced around and noticed that people were looking at him. Lowering his voice, he added, "I'm sorry. It's just how..." He shrugged. "I feel."

shh_cedric July 12 2007, 00:20:50 UTC

Lucy listened carefully, then said, "I respect how you feel. Art is never complete until it is seen, and each viewer will see it differently. But art is also never neutral, at least not mine. That is who I am."

She would accept his words, and his disagreement with her choices, but Lucy never apologized for her art.

shh_ernie July 12 2007, 20:02:57 UTC

Ernie could see that talking with Mrs. Diggory on this particular topic was going to be useless.

"I reckon we'll have to agree to disagree then," he said, with a shrug. She still had been very nice to him when she didn't have to be. "Er...I think my girlfriend is waving to me." Eleanor wasn't doing anything of the sort, but Ernie didn't think he could stand there and make small talk. "I hope the rest of your visit is...er...pleasant. It was good to see you again."

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