m a t t i e ❁ (matildas) wrote in valesco,
@ 2014-04-24 23:49:00

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adrian mattias, caden flint, cameron montgomery, carys llewellyn, delilah spinnet, estella flint, group, magnolia mattias, matthew summerby, mattie scarpin, max fancourt, michal conway lynch, nicola scarpin

SNITCH! PARTY IN THE PARK! OPEN TO ALL

She wouldn't say she flounced down the steps of the stage, but...well, okay, flouncing was a good word for it. Mattie skipped the last two steps and landed easily on the grass, feeling as if she couldn't stop moving because then the amazing feeling coursing through her would disappear and she'd never feel it again and it was just too exciting and good and awesome and she was here!

Nicola was here! In the crowd that was watching Mattie and her band perform. Her sister had come! Mattie nearly lost her place in the song when she'd spotted Nicola, but thankfully she was able to cover her slight slip up and finished the set. Food was now coming out so they'd taken an intermission and Mattie---Mattie wanted to go find her sister, she did, she wanted to go and hug her and nearly pass out from her exhilaration, but spotting Nicola from afar was a lot different than actually speaking to her and---what if she was only here because of her quidditch playing boyfriend? The one who wasn't playing anymore?

That didn't make much sense. Regardless, her sister was here, she'd seen her perform, and Mattie couldn't be any happier.

"Oomph--MAX!" Mattie let out in one big gulp of air. She had been too busy watching Nicola's head bob in and out of sight on the other side of the gathering (which was so fun and festive and just--springy) that she had not noticed her feet had kept moving and straight into Max Fancourt. Her heels sunk into the ground, still damp from the rain from the night before, and Mattie tugged her foot out. She fanned herself, feeling hot for a million reasons. "Hi, hi!"

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catwhisperer
2014-04-29 12:36 am UTC (link)

"Hi!"

Hands up, Max only faltered slightly when he ran into his former housemate. With a sheepish smile, he quickly thought that this hadn't exactly been how he wanted to run into Mattie, more figuratively than literally would have been preferable, but there wasn't much that could be done about it now. Not that--- Max found himself floundering within his own thoughts; there were much worse than bumping head first into the person he had been trying to get the attention of.

"Sorry!" he said, palms facing up apologetically. Smiling briefly, Max looked down and rubbed the back of his head before looking back to Mattie. "I should have said something when you were walking up..."

He'd admit, Max felt a bit guilty that this had been the first performance of hers he attended. Or, professional performance at least; he was fairly certain her Common Room or courtyard strumming didn't count much. But it had been many years since they had been in Hogwarts, and that hardly excused his poor support. Smiling fully, he removed his hand from behind his neck and gestured at Mattie.

Waiting a beat, he then stated, "You were--- that was great!"

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matildas
2014-04-29 11:05 pm UTC (link)

Her blush bloomed across her cheeks. Mattie had known that some of her friends would be in the audience, but she had been focusing all of her attention on finding her sister that she hadn't spotted their faces. For Max of all people to be the first to greet her was overwhelming, and she really, truly hoped he hadn't listened too closely to some of the lyrics of her opening number.

It was so easy to fancy a person from a distance. Mattie's time in the muggle world allowed her to truly fantasize about the what-ifs and maybes when it came to her friends and family back in the magical community. Now that she was stepping back into their world, perhaps she wouldn't be able to so freely express her feelings if it meant having to confront those she was actually writing about.

"Thanks!" she said, truly grateful. "I feel like I'm more background noise than anything, with all these famous players milling about, but." Mattie bobbed her head back and forth in a pleased manner. Even if she was just providing some atmosphere for the event, it was a great way to meet people and see how the crowd responded to her music.

"Are you having fun? Are you here with anyone?" Mattie asked quickly, not realizing that she had not-only-rhymed, but had not so discreetly inquired if he'd brought a date. Merlin, her blush was never going to fade.

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catwhisperer
2014-05-01 02:37 am UTC (link)

Max couldn't help but think that Mattie must be overheated and dehydrated with how red her cheeks had become, so he quickly opened his palms and looked down to his pockets... and remembered that he had long ago disposed of anything edible, food or beverage, and therefore was unable to give anything to her to help with that.

Or he could buy her a drink? His eyes immediately lit up at the thought, and Max wasted little time in turning and pointing to a stand he had just passed a bit away behind him.

"Let me buy you something to drink!" he suggested with so much enthusiasm, he had nearly forgotten she had asked him a completely different question. One hand dropped to his side and the other to the back of his head, he rubbed it abashedly.

"I mean, yes I am," Max nodded. "And, no, not really." Realizing that made it sound like he was quite possibly a social outcast or looking to hone some stalking skills, he quickly amended that statement. "Melania said she would come with me, but then she had to make an important trip to Italy, so then I just decided to go stag."

He shrugged his shoulders. Actually, if Melania had had her way, he would be in Italy as well no doubt helping carrel Melania's younger brother into some sense, but after last time, Max had, politely as possible, asserted he would visit next weekend if Melania was still there. He also had school to not miss, and it was just--- it was better this way, even if it meant Melania being a bit cross with him at the moment.

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matildas
2014-05-02 11:58 pm UTC (link)

A drink! That would be splendid. Mattie gladly followed him to the stand and tried not to be too picky when it came to what sort of refreshment. Slipping into the seat beside Max, Mattie was reminded of all the nice times they'd had in Hogwarts. They'd had a good group of people in their house that year, and the only drama that Mattie may have run into was trying not to embarrass her little Slytherin sister. Though, when Melania's name was brought up, the word drama blared between her ears. She took a long drink in an attempt to hide her flash of memories about Max's best friend.

"Italy must be beautiful this time of the year," Mattie said, putting her drink down. Her family used to travel a lot when she was little, but as she grew older Mattie had brewed up excuses to stay behind and miss the trips. She'd begun to feel uncomfortable at the highly formal settings, unable to manage the long evenings without growing antsy and preoccupied with inappropriate things like sneaking away into the gardens with boys, or---hm.

Mattie patted Max's knee excitedly, "I'm so glad to see you! How's your job going? Oh, I was scared no one would show--We should do this more often! I don't necessarily have to be on stage, of course--what's the biggest beast you've healed?"

Her mind flitted a bit when she was excited and Mattie took a deep breath. She sent him an apologetic smile. "Er--I mean, if your schedule isn't too busy, of course. Maybe then I can get my questions out in an orderly fashion..."

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catwhisperer
2014-05-08 02:34 am UTC (link)

He glanced down at his knee for a moment, temporarily distracted by Mattie's sudden touch. Max stared, thinking for a brief moment before slipping back into attentive consciousness. Had she ever done that before? In school? Had that been... something they did?

"Uh," Max faltered, his mind still lagging to catch up. What had been the question? Questions. He let out a laugh and rubbed the side of his face slowly. Eventually, his mind caught up and he attempted his best to answer her questions. "Um---"

"A winged horse," Max nodded with enthusiasm, raising his hands up wide and far apart to help emphasize just how big the magical creature was. Of course, it hadn't been all by himself and he would hardly call it a job yet, as he felt he was doing much more studying than being paid to do a job. But his studies would lead to a job, so that was what mattered, in the end. "I love it, I love what I'm doing and the people in my program, and it's really--- it's really nice, it feels right."

Looking down at his knees, Max swallowed before continuing. Smiling faintly, he turned his head slightly to look at Mattie out of the corner of his eye. "It would be great to see you more. It's been very long, I'd almost forgotten...." Max trailed off, relatively unsure of what he was even saying. His mind still felt slow, lethargic from the heat and hyped up from... well, he wasn't sure what, but it felt on edge. Perhaps from attending this event lonesome; usually wherever he went it wasn't without a partner to attend with. "It's been a long time."

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