It's been a while...

[percival_weasley]

Who: Percy Weasley and Open
What: A nice drink and some paperwork - what else could he ask for?
Where: The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmead. It's a lovely establishment!
When: Thursday evening
Rating: PG for now..?
Status: In progress

Percy was excited. It was Thursday. Thursday was pub night. Thursday is always pub night.

On every Thursday evening, Percy would pack up any files that he could see on his desk that he might have been working on. Usually they consisted of his weekly progress reports from a few various departments, work that he found invigorating, nonetheless, but he would pack them up and bring it with him along to Hogsmead, where he usually enjoyed a few pints and a meal for himself while he sat and did his work. He was usually alone, but that was the way he liked it; he was a creature of habit and he rarely broke it.

With all of his papers neatly tucked away in his briefcase he glanced down at his desk, straightened the edge of his desk calendar and turned his crooked feathered quill back to the 90 degree angle that he usually kept it at (the night cleaners usually liked to turn it around on him, which he found greatly un-amusing). He checked for the third time to make sure that his ink pot was nicely topped up before he shut his light off and magically sealed his office door. As always, Percy was among some of the last people to leave the Ministry that evening. He saw no point in fighting amongst the thick crowds of people all wanting to apparate home when, if they only waited an hour, it was completely clear of people, which made getting out of there a cinch. He was often told to leave his office early, but his supervisor's had long passed the point of caring. Percy apparated to The Three Broomsticks (his usual haunt) and immediately claimed his table in the corner of the pub, the one that was closest to the fireplace.

"The same tonight, Percy?"

The tips of his ears turned red as he heard Rosmerta's voice speaking to him. He blushed, but gave her a slight, nervous nod and a quickly mumbled 'thanks' before he turned to his work. "Right, let's see how unproductive you've been THIS week, Oddgekin."

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[mandy_brocklehurst]

Mandy smiled as Percy ordered himself a drink too. At his comment about feminine drinks, she made a wry face. “Now don’t make me have to drink you under the table just to prove that my taste in drinks are in no way dainty.” She threatened mockingly. He moved his work aside she took that as a sign that maybe she wasn’t disrupting him after all.

The Twins... Wow, she’d felt that they’d been a handful, and she hadn’t had much contact with them. “Of course I’ve met your brothers. I was in Ron’s class for six years and played Quidditch against him a few times. The Twins I’d had much less contact with based on age and them getting unfairly banned from Quidditch my fifth year.” She grinned, remembering their exit and the massive swamp that had plagued Umbridge until Professor Flitwick made it look like child’s play to get rid of. “It doesn’t surprise me in the least that they blew things up. They made quite the impression. When they left in my fifth year, it was inspired. And hilarious.”

She beamed at the suggestion of getting some real food. “That is a wonderful idea. I’m having one of those too-lazy-to-cook-for-myself days, so I figured dinner here would be just right.” She placed her chin on top of her hands and levelled Percy with a searching look. “So what are you up to aside from finishing some work tonight? I’m not keeping you from anything or anyone am I?”

[percival_weasley]

Percy smiled at her when she started to speak about Fred and George's grand exit from the school. Of course, they never did anything low key. He smiled a little fondly at the memory... He had been in his office while working for Fudge... The minister was outraged but Percy, on the other hand, had secretly laughed to himself about the situation once they had cleared out from his office. Of course, at that point, he wasn't speaking to his family, and he never did have the chance to speak to his brothers and get the full story regarding THAT incident. "Yes," he smiled at her, "My brothers were certainly a handful. That was beyond my years, but I was told that it was certainly quite the site." he agreed with her as he picked up one of the menu's that were resting by his hand.

He flipped it open to the centre of the book and he started to go through the list of items that they served; there wasn't much at this place, but it wasn't so bad. "Don't be ridiculous, you're not keeping me from a thing. What do you think of pizza?" he asked her as he pointed down to the menu. This was what people did, right? Shared food? He looked up at Rosmerta when she brought his drink over and he gave her a soft smile. The drink was a vivid shade of green. Oh dear God, Percy, what have you got yourself into. He was staring at it apprehensively and he put off the moment that he had to actually SAMPLE the drink and he turned to look at her, while they still had Rosmerta there. "What would you like?"

[mandy_brocklehurst]

Mandy looked at the menu. An autumn chill was creeping into the air, but not to the point where it had her craving soup and a burger would require two hands and her left still throbbed dully. “I adore pizza. What do you have on yours?”

He hadn’t touched his drink yet. With a smug look, she took another sip from her own glass. “It won’t bite. It may kick, but it won’t bite. Besides, surely Madam Rosmerta didn’t make it too strong; I’m just a special case.”