best laid plans | violet & narcissa
Date: February 8, 1979 Location: Le Canard @narcissistxblack
It had never been Violet’s intention to plan a charity event with Narcissa Black of all people, but she was also unwilling to back down and allow the future Mrs. Lucius Malfoy to take all the glory. The two women had both volunteered at the last board meeting and though Violet had refrained from staring at the other woman in horror, it had been a hard pill to swallow once they’d been told they could simply plan the event together. The money was to go toward an orphanage for magical children and Violet had several ideas about how they could raise the funds.
Instead of using one of them, however, she would have to coordinate with a woman she’d once called friend but now contented herself with insulting in inventive ways lessers would assume were compliments.
They had agreed to meet at Le Canard, a neutral location for them both and while Violet did not want to be late, she also did not want to be the one kept waiting either. She arrived precisely when she intended to, at exactly one moment before the meeting time, and after greeting the maître d’ was taken to a table. Violet sat in the chair, crossing her legs at the ankles, and pulled an agenda from her handbag before setting it on the table in front of her.