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cade owen woodward
HOGWARTS ALUM SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR DAILY PROPHET
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Aug 8, 2021 0:48:48 GMT -7
Post by cade owen woodward on Aug 8, 2021 0:48:48 GMT -7
Clock strikes upon the hour And the sun begins to fade April 18, 2026 Tamatha advised Cade that he should personally check in with Blishwick. The thought had crossed his mind and he figured that a man like Blishwick would want to appease an Editor of a major newspaper for the positive publicity involved. But, he hadn’t been in a hurry to cut the line either. And having glanced at the menu before and with minimal pizza knowledge, he really wasn’t sure where to start. ”He’d try to encourage me to let him take that full-page ad he keeps asking for.” There was a give and take to everything.
Cade turned back to Grey who explained he had been meeting his sister. While Cade made a habit of knowing the names of all his employees the other details often got lost along the way. Obviously, he knew of Grey had at least one sister--Claire but had forgotten there was another sister who he assumed was still a student. Out of habit, he was about to ask Grey more questions in an effort to small talk when they all turned at the sound of someone approaching and speaking.
Ah, the man of the hour himself. Blishwick announced that Cade would receive a free pizza because he was a friend. Friend was a term Cade would use loosely in this case, did they have a good working relationship? Yes, but Cade knew that his position was a part of that. In fact, mos to of his network seemed to be like that whether it was the head of an Art Gallery or a Head of Ministry Department. ”I appreciate the offer, but you might have some angry patrons if I didn’t also wait my turn.” A few heads in line had turned at Jimbo’s declaration and it was probably their impatience from their empty stomachs. Cade stuck out his hand to shake Blishwick’s and greet him.
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Aug 8, 2021 0:48:58 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2021 0:48:58 GMT -7
April 18, 2026 Who should show up but Jimbo Blishwick himself! Tamatha hadn't met him in person before, though he lived up to his public persona without a doubt. Blishwick was happy to offer Cade a pizza, though Tamatha had a feeling that they would be going back and forth for a while about whether or not providing him with free pizza were really necessary.
Seeing that as a good opportunity to leave the pizza parlor for the time being, Tamatha nodded to Cade and Grey. "Good to see you again," she told them, getting the feeling that they had things taken care of.
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Aug 8, 2021 0:50:02 GMT -7
Post by honey satheesh varma on Aug 8, 2021 0:50:02 GMT -7
April 18, 2026 Honey didn't know what Jimbo Blishwick's business strategy was or how he had managed to market a pizza restaurant so successfully, but she was seriously impressed. She knew that her cat café was more "niche" to some people, at least, but there wasn't much that she wouldn't have given to have a fraction of the number of customers in through his door.
Walking through the restaurant after she had eaten her own pizza, Honey removed her glasses to clean them on the edge of her shirt, thinking that the route was perfectly clear. She was mistaken there, however, and found herself accidentally bumping into someone else right as she placed her glasses back onto the bridge of her nose.
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jimbo brian blishwick vi
HOGWARTS ALUM BLISHWICK MATCHMAKING SERVICES OWNER HAPPILY EVER AFTER PIZZA EMPORIUM OWNER SPELLBUCKS OWNER LOVE WEAVER
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Aug 8, 2021 0:50:14 GMT -7
Post by jimbo brian blishwick vi on Aug 8, 2021 0:50:14 GMT -7
▲ “Pish-posh!” Jimbo waved his hand at Cade. “What a ridiculous statement. I’ll have one of my employees throw it together for you, that way it doesn’t get in the way of the line.” He had done that a few times already, like for the young reporter here, as well for a couple of his family members that had come through. His brother and sister-in-law had stopped by early in the morning, right as the event began, and he made sure to speed a pizza through for them. There had been zero complaints then and he knew there would be none now. People would understand if it had to do with the Prophet. There was a reason it was still the most read wizarding newspaper in the UK, though Jimbo secretly wished it was because his face was in most of the advertisements. He was about to tell Cade and the kid to follow him to the front and he would hook them up with pizzas - and if that was still a no, gift cards - when he felt someone bump into him. That wasn’t exactly a strange thing for today with how many people were moving around. The hustle and bustle of his pizza joint was the real deal. “Ahh Honey! Glad you could make it!” Jimbo said exuberantly as he realized that it was the woman who ran the cat cafe just down the street from him in Horizont. “Cade, have you ever been to Honey’s Cat Cafe? Your junior reporter should check it out next if he’s intent on writing about local businesses.” @tag ● ### ● Song by Artist MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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cade owen woodward
HOGWARTS ALUM SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR DAILY PROPHET
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Aug 8, 2021 0:50:24 GMT -7
Post by cade owen woodward on Aug 8, 2021 0:50:24 GMT -7
Clock strikes upon the hour And the sun begins to fade April 18, 2026 Naturally, Blishwick insisted that he could help Cade out on his pizza situation and would hear nothing of a Sr. Editor of the Daily Prophet waiting in line. Cade believed that Jimbo was that kind of guy, friendly and happy to give a friend a pizza, but he knew he was looking for positive publicity as well. ”How can I refuse such an offer?” Cade gave a friendly smile. The job had its perks such as this, though he tried not to make too much of a show of how much he enjoyed it now and then. But this environment was busy and chaotic, certainly different from the art shows and other events he’d been attending lately. ”I can’t say I know too much about pizza topping combinations, what would you recommend?” The menu had a lot of options and he had a few in mind that had seemed interesting.
Jimbo turned around and ran right into somebody. It wasn’t the first time he’d seen that happen today though luckily nobody had fallen and no pizza was destroyed in the process. The woman looked familiar, though she had her glasses off. Cade liked to think that he had been mostly acquainted with most of the business owners here and in Diagon and Horizont Alley. Most of them, anyway. ”I’m afraid I have not. If one of our lifestyle reporters hasn’t dropped by I can make sure one does.” Cade took a step forward and stuck out his hand. ”Nice to meet you.”
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Aug 8, 2021 0:50:56 GMT -7
Post by honey satheesh varma on Aug 8, 2021 0:50:56 GMT -7
April 18, 2026 Though Honey was immediately prepared to apologize to Jimbo Blishwick for having run into him, he didn't seem to have noticed—or at least he didn't seem to mind. He greeted her by name, saying how glad he was that she had been able to make it, and then he turned to another man whom Honey didn't recognize, whom he called "Cade", and asked him if he had been to her café.
The other man, Cade, said that he hadn't been. "If one of our lifestyle reporters hasn’t dropped by," he added, "I can make sure one does." Honey wasn't sure which publication he was with, but she nevertheless nodded as she shook his hand. "Nice to meet you," he told her.
"It's nice to meet you," she replied. "Honey Varma."
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jimbo brian blishwick vi
HOGWARTS ALUM BLISHWICK MATCHMAKING SERVICES OWNER HAPPILY EVER AFTER PIZZA EMPORIUM OWNER SPELLBUCKS OWNER LOVE WEAVER
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Aug 8, 2021 0:51:09 GMT -7
Post by jimbo brian blishwick vi on Aug 8, 2021 0:51:09 GMT -7
▲ “Splendid!” Jimbo was excited that he could convince the editor. He was always trying to schmooze the Daily Prophet employees one way or another. Eventually they would relent that full page advertisement to him. Even more so now. It only made sense to give him a full spread when he had two businesses to advertise. One half for matchmaking, the other for the pizza. He could already envision what it would look like. Had he been a muggle, he would have gotten into the advertising business. Outside of his businesses, that would have been perfect for him. The best part was that he could even say that anyone getting an appointment for matchmaking could get a discounted pizza. Who could turn that down? There was zero lost profit in that for him because he was literally bringing more customers into both locations that way. Pure genius! Cade and Honey introduced themselves to one another, and Woodward added that he would have to send a lifestyle journalist down to the cat cafe eventually. Was the young lad next to him not the one to do it? He did look sort of bored and was confused about the whole process when they spoke earlier in the afternoon. But Jimbo wasn’t going to question what the Prophet did, as they were on good terms right now. He intended to keep it that way too. “I’m fairly bland with what I eat, if I’m being frank with you,” Jimbo admitted. “Pizza #49, which is just a regular pepperoni pizza, is enough for me. It’s a great way to get a feel for the pizza though.” It was probably hard to believe considering the rest of his lifestyle. Not that he wouldn’t eventually eat all of the pizzas on the menu, since it was his place, but there wasn’t exactly a rush there either. “What about you Honey? Any favorites so far?”@tag ● ### ● Song by Artist MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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cade owen woodward
HOGWARTS ALUM SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR DAILY PROPHET
98 posts
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Aug 8, 2021 0:51:18 GMT -7
Post by cade owen woodward on Aug 8, 2021 0:51:18 GMT -7
Clock strikes upon the hour And the sun begins to fade April 18, 2026 The woman introduced herself as ‘Honey Varma’ and he quickly filed away the name. If there was one skill that had helped him in his career it was knowing faces and names and hardly ever forgetting one. He supposed it was that which also helped him with his Order business as well. Stakeouts and such missions with Bianca would be wasteful if he couldn’t remember a face from other times. Well, not entirely wasteful--he would never call his time spent with her as anything but enjoyable. Blishwick was excitedly leading the group through the crowd and past the hungry eyes that watched as they waited in line. His impression was that many had decided to meet friends and family who attended the school since they had the opportunity and that had added to the crowd.
In terms of sending a reporter to Honey’s business, he was tempted to send Grey, since he was right in front of him, but he was a good reporter otherwise so he would let the appropriate department handle it. Jimbo responded with a rather simple pizza option. Cade was surprised, he expected some eccentric combination of toppings that matched him, but instead, he went for the simple pepperoni and cheese. Cade paused and considered the other options he had seen on the menu that he managed to remember. ”Well i’ll go ahead and try that one.” Cade wanted to start with something simple. ”So, did you imagine this type of a turnout when you planned this event today?” Cade was curious but still in work mode naturally, though he listened as Blishwick asked Honey what her favorite was.
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Aug 8, 2021 0:51:55 GMT -7
Post by honey satheesh varma on Aug 8, 2021 0:51:55 GMT -7
April 18, 2026 As he pulled her into the conversation, convincing Cade to try the Pie #49, Jimbo asked her if she had any favorites on the menu so far. That wasn't difficult to answer for Honey, considering that she had only had one variety of pizza from the Happily Ever After Pizza Emporium so far.
"Oh, I've only had the… What is it? 'Olive Me (Loves Olive You)'?" Honey acknowledged, "but it's really good." She meant that sincerely. Even with the pizza parlor's being as chaotic as it was, the quality of her pizza hadn't suffered because of it. "I might try the New York, New York next time, though," she considered. She had never been to the United States, so she didn't entirely know what New York-style pizza was meant to taste like.
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jimbo brian blishwick vi
HOGWARTS ALUM BLISHWICK MATCHMAKING SERVICES OWNER HAPPILY EVER AFTER PIZZA EMPORIUM OWNER SPELLBUCKS OWNER LOVE WEAVER
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Aug 8, 2021 0:52:05 GMT -7
Post by jimbo brian blishwick vi on Aug 8, 2021 0:52:05 GMT -7
▲ With the amount of pizzas on the menu, Jimbo was constantly fascinated by the choices that customers ended up making. Cade seemed like a simple man who liked simple things. That was why he took the choice Jimbo presented to him. Honey, on the other hand, sounded like an explorer. Starting with a non-standard pizza (and one with a lot of olives on it, mind you) wasn’t something he had seen too much of today. Except from the regulars. They were deep into the weird pizzas now, and he had this one American Auror that was a self-proclaimed pizza fiend. According to her, his New York-style slice loaded with grease was just shy of the real deal. Now that was a compliment! That was also why he had allowed her to eat three whole pizzas today, because quite honestly she had already paid her weight in money here and probably eaten it in pizza too. “One of my regulars says it’s just like home, and she’s supposedly from New York,” Jimbo stated earnestly. For once he didn’t have to play it up at all. As for Cade’s question, that was a simple one, “For the line to still be down to the Shrieking Shack at this hour? No. Based on the sign-ups from Hogwarts alone, I had a fairly good idea of what to expect. It’s harder to gauge those popping up at the last minute and hopping in line, or families all making a pizza under one name.” There were tons of wild combinations of people here too: Ministry workers, a lot of harried professors, students galore, and even a celebrity being guarded by a former celebrity! It was strange how that worked. “Cade, to save you the time from having to run all the way to the front of the store to order, I’ll head back up and put your order in for you, then have an employee bring it up,” Jimbo explained. That seemed like the easiest thing to do right now! Saying his goodbyes to Cade and Honey, he spun around and swiftly made his retreat back to the front of the store to put the order in. @tag ● ### ● Song by Artist MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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aurelia edith flint
HOGWARTS ALUM FORGET-ME-KNOT FLORIST OWNER HERBOLOGIST
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Aug 8, 2021 0:52:32 GMT -7
Post by aurelia edith flint on Aug 8, 2021 0:52:32 GMT -7
▲ This was stressful. It had been just about a month since she was ‘found alive’ by the Ministry on Yrisle. Of course they were going to claim that it was all their doing. She had gotten tired of trying to fight it, and only the people that had believed her story to begin with actually understood what she had gone through. Which was Julia the Seer and Isla, who was extremely rattled still. Rusti couldn’t blame her. There was a lot to take into account and try to figure out, like how her apprentice had been galavanting around London in her body for a month. That had been really difficult to explain without sounding like a crazy person. And she knew crazy people, because her mother had been one. But Rusti also knew that she couldn’t lock herself away again, like she had after the death of her parents or right after she came back in the wrong body. The freaky Freaky Friday was done and over with and it was time to move on. The shop was back up in running, someone having been nice enough to keep most of her plants alive while she was in Isla’s body, and now she could finally take a moment to relax. Jumping straight into the Jimbo Blishwick pizza party event was like jumping head first into a pool filled with ice water. No one there really cared who she was, though there were a few lingering stares from Ministry workers she recognized from the island, and reporters that had definitely made sure to plaster her and Isla’s faces all over the front page of the Daily Prophet. It seemed like a Flint was due for one of those every couple of months. She couldn’t imagine what nonsense would make it there next. Rusti had already eaten, though ended up boxing up a majority of her slices to go. There was almost too much stimulation now, and she had done a good job dealing with it on her own thus far. As she was preparing to leave, she spotted Honey talking to a gentleman, Jimbo Blishwick himself leaving the two behind, and decided that she wanted to say hello. Maybe Honey had been the one that kept her plants alive? “Hi Honey,” Rusti said quietly as she stepped up to the other woman. One of their most recent encounters had been with her trying to break into her own shop as Isla and getting caught by Honey. It was a whole thing. “You wouldn’t happen to have been the one that watered my plants while I was gone, were you?”@tag ● XXX ● song by artist MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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cade owen woodward
HOGWARTS ALUM SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR DAILY PROPHET
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Aug 8, 2021 0:52:56 GMT -7
Post by cade owen woodward on Aug 8, 2021 0:52:56 GMT -7
Clock strikes upon the hour And the sun begins to fade April 18, 2026 Cade listened as Honey explained her favorite pizza so far, he couldn’t remember which one that was but considering the name had “olive” in it he assumed that was a big part of it. And then Jimbo explained how his American patrons approved of his “New York” style pizza. Cade was curious, he’d never visited the states let alone tried that specific style of pizza. But maybe another visit. The overall impression that Cade got was that nobody really expected this kind of turnout--not even Bliswick himself. It was impressive and obviously good for sales. The word-of-mouth advertising would be enough to quickly get him on people’s radar in terms of food instead of just matchmaking.
But, no sooner had he asked the question and received his answer Jimbo was making his way to the counter. Well, at this point it would just be rude not to accept the gift of free pizza. Since he was left with Honey, he thought he might chat with her. It was good for him to know about businesses big and small and it was a good look if made sure to talk to everyone. When he’d been a younger reporter one of his Editors made it his business to only talk to people he deemed “important” and that had never sat right with him. That same Editor had struggled with stories because he didn’t come across as trustworthy or even genuine.
But, before Cade could speak another woman approached but one he surely recognized. ”Ms. Flint.” That had been an interesting story he’d approved for the paper. But it wasn’t as if the Flints weren’t well known for one reason or another. This one he might have chalked up to a prank article on his desk if he hadn’t known who had written it and what he knew about the Island through Bianca.
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Aug 8, 2021 0:53:02 GMT -7
Post by honey satheesh varma on Aug 8, 2021 0:53:02 GMT -7
April 18, 2026 Honey heard someone else approach and address her by name. It wouldn't have been so unusual, except for the fact that she still wasn't quite used to hearing the voice that she had just heard again. After all, Rusti Flint had been found alive on that island despite having been presumed dead, and Honey had even caught someone trying to break into Rusti's flower shop one night.
It must have been terrifying for Rusti, Honey thought, to have been stuck on that island for as long as she had, but Honey was relieved that everything had turned out alright. Rusti was a nice young woman, and Honey was obviously glad that she wasn't really dead. In response to her question about whether she had been the one to water her plants for her in her absence, Honey nodded her head. Maybe it had been silly of her to do it, thinking about it, but she hadn't wanted all of Rusti's hard work to be wasted. That would have been even sadder, in a way, if all of the plants that she had so carefully arranged had shriveled up and died altogether.
"Hiya. Oh, yeah," she answered, shrugging a little bit but feeling then that perhaps it hadn't been so useless for her to have done that. "I caught someone trying to break in one night, so I thought I'd look after the shop a bit. I didn't want the flowers to die," she expressed, "and they were always so pretty."
She didn't doubt that Rusti was getting more recognition since it had been reported that she had returned alive after having been dead, supposedly, for weeks, so she wasn't surprised to hear Cade, the journalist, address her, too. Hearing how formal he sounded, Honey looked back at Rusti at that, hoping that she didn't feel too uncomfortable.
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aurelia edith flint
HOGWARTS ALUM FORGET-ME-KNOT FLORIST OWNER HERBOLOGIST
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Aug 8, 2021 0:53:12 GMT -7
Post by aurelia edith flint on Aug 8, 2021 0:53:12 GMT -7
▲ It was a safe assumption that Honey had been the one watering the plants, considering the little run-in that the two of them had a few months prior. She tried to feign surprise about the ‘break-in’ encounter, though it was difficult to do that. “I heard about that! I’m glad nothing came of it though.” She would have preferred to have done it as Isla though, but it fell through before she even had a shot to get the plants taken care of. Dusti probably could have as well, but was apparently inconsolable for an extended period of time. That was just how things happened unfortunately. “Thank you. Especially because there was no telling if I would be, you know, back again.” Merlin it was weird talking about herself like that when she was completely aware of everything that had been going on. She had barely paid attention to the man that was standing with Blishwick and Honey, until he said her name. It wasn’t exactly a shock to have someone know who she was by this point, though he certainly didn’t look familiar to her at all. “Good afternoon,” she said in her formal, store owner voice that only came out when new customers came into the florist. “Have we met before?” she asked. He definitely didn’t seem like he had been in the store, but there were times during the holidays where every face except the regulars was blurred together. And then there was the added bonus of being poked and prodded by dozens of healers and Ministry employees for the last month. That was real fun. @tag ● XXX ● song by artist MADE BY VEL OF GS + ADOX 2.0
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cade owen woodward
HOGWARTS ALUM SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITOR DAILY PROPHET
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Aug 8, 2021 0:53:29 GMT -7
Post by cade owen woodward on Aug 8, 2021 0:53:29 GMT -7
Clock strikes upon the hour And the sun begins to fade April 18, 2026 Cade wasn’t surprised that she didn’t know who he was. Though he’d just remembered her from the paper and story they ran. ”Cade Woodward, Daily Prophet.” His instincts told him to keep talking to her, ask her questions--but they’d already run a story on what had happened. And at some point you could only chase a story for so long. Besides, Cade had heard about the island from Bianca and others in the Order he thought best to leave the story be. No need to let her relive it again just because he was curious. ”I just wanted to say I hope you’re doing well.” Somewhere in the background he heard Blishwicks voice again and what sounded like his name being called. ”If you’ll both excuse me, I think i’m being summoned.” No doubt Jimbo wanted the Editor to try his pizza in front of a crowd or some conveniently placed table for a photo op. He gave them both a smile and walked into the crowd.
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