The Same World
by Healer Pomfrey
All recognizable characters belong to J. K. Rowling, and I am not earning anything by writing this story.
I am not a native speaker of English. Please excuse my mistakes.
A story with small, daily updates! COMPLETELY AU! Partly OOC.
It is my story, and I intend to write it the way I want it. If you don't like it, go and find something else to read or write your own story to your liking!
While everyone at Hogwarts believed that Voldemort was back, the Ministry of Magic chose to deny everything.
'I think it's time to get rid of that stupid minister,' Connie thought to Harry one day after reading another article in the Daily Prophet that ridiculed Harry and Connie for believing that Voldemort could be back from the dead.
'Yes, that's true,' Harry agreed. 'We should speak with Sirius and Amelia about the matter. Maybe there's something that they can do, eventually.'
一つの世界
As soon as the third task of the Triwizard Tournament was over, which was equally boring for the spectators as the second task had been, and Hogwarts had received the awards for winning both the Triwizard Tournament as well as the Trimagical Quidditch Tournament, Remus began to prepare everything for the opening of their shop in Hogsmeade. Connie joined him every afternoon, and while Remus prepared the shop and bought a stock of computers, which he then charmed to work in the magical world, Connie set up the Internet Café.
She had ordered tea and coffee from a muggle company in London and busied herself to carefully put tea, coffee and sugar into the large boxes, placing the small desiccate bags into another box, unsure if she might need them again later on.
"We still need some small sugar and milk devices to put on the table together with coffee and tea," she told Remus, who suggested to go and see if she could buy some within Hogsmeade.
After long discussions between Connie, who had been the initiator of the shop, as well as Harry, Sirius, Remus, Amelia and Tonks, they decided to name the shop 'Potters' Potente PCs'. Harry was not outright happy with the name, however, since the whole thing had been Connie's idea, who seemed to feel as the main owner, he did not protest.
For their opening, they had chosen the morning of the last Hogsmeade visit of the school year, and Remus and Connie had to try hard getting ready on time.
During the evenings, when Connie left to join Harry and his friends in his trunk, Sirius and sometimes even Severus Snape joined Remus to assist with the preparations.
"I believe that you should see to it that you receive a patent for your charm," Severus suggested one evening, causing the two Marauders to stare at their former classmate in shock.
"Snape, you're right," Sirius acknowledged and promised to ask Amelia how to proceed best.
By the time Potters' Potente PCs opened at the beginning of June, the certificate of their patent was already on display in the show window.
一つの世界
During the summer holidays, Connie, Harry, Sirius and Remus worked at the shop together. While Harry and Sirius busied themselves charming more PCs due to the enormous demand from all over the magical world, Remus dealt with the customers and sold the PCs. Connie was responsible for the Internet Café. All over July, Harry held a computer course for ten beginners, which took place once a week, on Sunday afternoons, and due to the great resonance and upon multiple requests, he held another course during August.
While Harry did not know anyone but Professor Snape who participated in the first course, Hermione and Neville as well as Daphne Greengrass, her sister Astoria and their father attended the second course.
It was during the last session at the end of August that Minister Fudge accompanied the Greengrasses to the Internet Café, where the computer course was taking place.
"Mr. Potter," the Minister addressed him. "I'd like to buy twenty computers for the beginning for the ministry, and I'd like you to come to the ministry to teach my employees once a week."
Harry cast the minister a surprised look. "Minister, I'd love to teach your employees, however, since I'm going to return to Hogwarts the day after tomorrow, I need the permission of either Professor McGonagall or the headmaster to travel to the ministry once a week."
"Ah, I'll deal with Dumbledore," Fudge replied, pompously. "I'll contact you as soon as I have his permission."
'If you ever get one,' Harry thought, smirking.
"He already asked me, but I told him that I can't leave the shop alone and that Remus is going back to Hogwarts on Tuesday," Sirius told him, grinning. "That's why he got the idea to ask you."
"Well, I don't mind," Harry replied, shrugging.
一つの世界
From Tuesday morning onwards, Sirius was alone to work in the shop and the Internet Café. It was not that he was not able to handle it. He had all the knowledge about PCs that was needed, and he'd be able to make coffee or tea on request – thank you very much.
Unfortunately, his first visitors, who arrived as soon as he opened the shop at ten o'clock in the morning, just when Remus and Harry had departed for King's Cross, were known Death Eaters.
"Malfoy, Parkinson," he greeted the slightly older wizards. "What can I do for you?"
"Greengrass told us about your computers and recommended them in a way that Minister Fudge is now very eager to introduce them all over the magical world," Malfoy informed him. "Therefore, we'd like to try them out and form our own opinions."
Sirius nodded in understanding, before he motioned them to take seats at one of the tables with two chairs and two computers, pointing out that they could choose if they wanted to use one computer together or one each.
"Together," Parkinson replied, glancing at Malfoy. "Since we don't have a clue how to operate these, we need you to show us a bit, which will be easier if we use the same device."
During the following thirty minutes, Sirius patiently showed them how to start the computer and what they'd be able to do with it, before he explained about the internet and gave them a few tips how to work with it.
"If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask," he added, before he retired and left the two men to explore the computer by themselves, while he tended to two women from the neighbourhood who merely came to enjoy some coffee and a chat.
"Thanks Black," Malfoy replied. "Could we get some tea please?"
"Of course," Sirius promised and busied himself setting up the kettle. He found tea in one of the large boxes and small bags with what he supposed was sugar in one of the smaller ones.
He poured two cups of coffee, which he had already made earlier, and opened a couple of the sugar bags into the small sugar bowl, putting everything including a tiny can of milk onto a tray, which he placed on the table for the two ladies, before he made two cups of tea for the two wizards, placing another tray equipped with sugar and milk onto their table.
To his surprise, while the ladies left after an hour of chit-chat, seemingly contented, the Death Eaters ordered two more cups of tea each and in fact spent three hours in his shop thoroughly enjoying their tea – much to his secret annoyance.
Before they finally left upon realising that it was already almost past lunchtime and their wives would be upset if they didn't show up at home soon, they both thanked Sirius for the tea.
"I don't know how you made it, and I suppose that it's a secret of your shop, but it was the best tea I ever tasted," Malfoy told him, before he stepped into the fireplace to return home.
'What the… ?' Sirius wondered. 'That was just normal tea. Oh well, if Malfoy says it was the best that he ever had, it must have been good,' he thought, feeling absolutely confused. He quickly cleared the table, noticing without surprise that tea, sugar and milk were all gone.
tbc...
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