Hello! This is just a little idea I had. I often read the books or watch the movies and wonder; wait a sec, why the hell didn't they do this? It's a bad habit of mine, addressing gaping plot holes, and my friends and family almost can't stand to watch movies with me. C'est la vie.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, nor do I own Tesco, but the combination of the two is apparently a ridiculous and AU thing...
"I'm starving! I just almost bled to death a few weeks ago, and look at this! Freaky mushrooms!"
Ron's plaintive moans percolated the strained silence in the tent. Hermione's lips were pursed at the criticism of the meagre meal she had prepared, but she looked sympathetic towards the 'almost dying' argument the red-head had made.
Harry was a bit more frustrated. Ron was griping about not eating and being starved – an easy thing to do when his mother and Hogwarts made sure to feed him three enormous meals a day. Harry had gotten by with way less, over the years. And did he really have to use the adjective 'freaky'? Harry sighed. Ron was so ... Ugh!
But Harry and Hermione simply buckled down an choked the food into their stomachs, before preparing for bed, all the while being serenaded by Ron's complaints.
They went on for a few hours before petering out around eleven, and unknowingly, both Harry and Hermione resolved that they would shut Ron up, one way or another.
When morning came, Hermione and Harry dressed quickly, while telling Ron to hurry up and get his arse (Harry!) out of bed.
Ron grumbled and griped, and sat up before asking, "What's for breakfast?"
At his sullen tone, Harry and Hermione turned and grinned identical, strained grins.
"Well, Ron," said Hermione, "I figured we'd go fetch some, what do you say?"
"Huh?" Ron eloquently replied.
"Pack up the tent quickly and we'll be on our way!" said Harry in a brittle yet chipper voice.
Utterly bemused, Ron complied, and they were soon apparating away from the secluded clearing they had made camp in.
The trio appeared outside a large, grey building with several automobiles parked outside of it. Ron looked at the massive structure in awe. Harry and Hermione, dressed in casual muggle wear, tossed the invisibility cloak at Ron before making their way towards the building.
Correctly assuming that he was supposed to put on the cloak, Ron fell into step behind Harry and Hermione as they each grabbed a metal cart and began pushing it towards what Ron had decides was a muggle shop.
"What are we doing?" Ron hissed. "Harry, you could be seen! What about Death Eaters?"
Hermione sniffed at the question. "Ron, I highly doubt that You-Know-Who's supporters frequent Tesco," she said with a maddening air of explaining something to one very small.
"Tes-what?"
"It's a muggle food shop, mate," said Harry, taking pity on his tall friend.
They entered the store, and made their way to the grocery aisles. The visible pair began grabbing anything non-perishable off the shelf at an alarming rate:
Pasta noodles, tinned soup, tomato sauce, tuna fish, baked beans, crackers, hot chocolate mix, instant noodles, cups of pudding, tinned fruits, bags of nuts and dried fruits... they grabbed whatever they could that wouldn't go bad immediately, and Hermione also stocked up on can-openers and several other muggle kitchen items in the even that they cannot use their wands.
They make a run over to the produce section and select just enough of the potatoes, onions, and sundry vegetables to cook short term, grab a large carton of eggs and a few litres of milk, then make their way to the register.
Ron watches in amazement as they pay for enough food to last them for months, then they make thier way out of the store with bags packed with food.
They carefully place their provisions in Hermione's beaded bag, then swiftly dissapparate.
As they set up their protective wards, they munch on the pastries that Harry had selected from the bakery section. While they are no closer to finding more Horcruxes, they sure as Hell aren't going to starve along the way.
"That store," says Ron, after a long morning of silence, "was bloody brilliant!"
So that's that. I'll probably add more random scenes that address inconsistencies throughout all the books, in no particular chronological order. If you don't like that format, then you can ignore some and jump around chapters. I'll even provide a chapter guide in my comments if you want. I have some OCD friends, so I understand.