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bait_backup*Rita Skeeter makes a point of looking sharp at all times, and, in her case, the adjective is quite literal. Everything from the toe of her shoes to the cut of her sleeves is distinctly pointy. Freudian theories could no doubt arise out of her systematic fetishization of the quill and her subconscious efforts to embody it. Mostly though, Rita looks a force to be reckoned with – a fashionable force.
Standing in front of a sign about dirigible plums, however, has put some things in perspective.
She’s aware she won’t be paid well for this. It’s almost a crime, really. This is the scandal of the year and yet she’ll get nothing more than a pittance for her time. But it isn’t about the money, it’s about the principle, it’s about the infamy. It would be a sham to call herself a reporter if she let Barnabas Cuffe and those thoroughly grating Crouch sisters decide where and when and what gets seen. This is a milestone article, the kind of story that will get her noticed – really, truly noticed. She’d no longer just be the name on top of an article, the article would be words below her name.*
Standing in front of a sign about dirigible plums, however, has put some things in perspective.
She’s aware she won’t be paid well for this. It’s almost a crime, really. This is the scandal of the year and yet she’ll get nothing more than a pittance for her time. But it isn’t about the money, it’s about the principle, it’s about the infamy. It would be a sham to call herself a reporter if she let Barnabas Cuffe and those thoroughly grating Crouch sisters decide where and when and what gets seen. This is a milestone article, the kind of story that will get her noticed – really, truly noticed. She’d no longer just be the name on top of an article, the article would be words below her name.*
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