A/N: I do not own Harry Potter.


Hannah nervously walked into the Leaky Cauldron. It was still early morning. Tom had asked her to come in early. Her hands were shaking as she wiped them quickly on her robe. The thought of owning a bar/inn had not been her first choice, but now, jobs were slim.

"Ms. Abbott, welcome," Tom greeted her happily. She'd interviewed for the position a week ago. This morning she'd received an owl saying it was hers. "I'm glad to see you accepted the position."

"Yes, I would never have interviewed if I didn't intend to follow through. Where do I start?" The thought of getting straight to work calmed the Hufflepuff girl somewhat. Work was something she understood. Tom smiled. He had made the right choice.

"Let's start with something simple, getting to know the place." Hannah nodded letting Tom lead her on an in depth tour of the Cauldron.

"Is this your replacement?" a witch asked eyeing Hannah.

"Yes it is Ms. Mayhew."

"She's a pretty thing, not as pretty as you of course," Tom nodded. He was used to Ms. Mayhew's comments. He glanced at Hannah to see how she responded. She was laughing slightly while Ms. Mayhew had continued talking about how pretty Tom had always been.

"Ms. Mayhew is a regular here."

"If the rest of them are like her, I'll be fine." Hannah sighed with relief. She'd been afraid Tom's customers wouldn't accept her.

"Most are, I do get a few difficult ones on occasion."

"And how should I deal with them?"

"Usually I toss them out if they become too rowdy, but I'm sure you'll find your own way of handling things." Hannah nodded. "I've got to go pick up some inventory, will you be alright running the place for an hour?"

"I'm going to be running it eventually, might as well start now," Hannah replied with smile. Tom nodded apparating. Hannah looked around and took a deep breath. She positioned herself at the main desk and watched as the wizarding world started waking up.