Shattered Light
Chapter 1 : The Game
Setting the Board
Harry Potter sat at his desk, massaging his temples. It had been a long day. Twenty interviews with hopeful waiters, waitresses, and bartenders. This was getting rediculus. They couldn't continue with the small staff that they had now, they were too swamped. It was time to expand, but no one seemed to have that right attitude that was needed at a club like this. What was he going to do? He didn't even want to expan, because he really liked what they had now. The entire staff was part of the group he had hung around with back at Hogwarts. Everyone was farmiliar and friendly. How could he just distrupt this by adding some random muggle Londoners? No, there can't be any muggle employees. They would find out about all the magic that kept this place running. He was going to have to place an ad in the Daily Prophet.
There was a knock on the door.
"Harry .. can I come in?" asked a voice.
"It's unlocked," Harry answered. A tall guy, who looked like he was in his early twenties, with brilliant red hair and freckles walked in. He had grown into his formerly gangly body, becoming quite muscular.
"How did the interviews go?" asked Ron Weasley.
"Shoot me," said Harry.
"That great? Excellent," replied Ron.
"I don't know what to do. We can only hire wizards, but what wizard wants to work in a muggle club?" asked Harry.
"Don't worry about it, Harry. I'll try calling some of the other people who graduated with us. Maybe Ginny knows some people, too," said Ron.
"Thanks, Ron. I appreciate it. I don't know what I would do without you guys," replied Harry.
Enter the Players
Ginny Weasley ran up the last flight of stair, around the corner, and down the hall to apartment 43. She punched her lockcode into the keypad next to the door, and entered.
"Hermione?" she called out, but no answer came. "Shit! She already left. I must be later than I thought," said Ginny, as she entered the kitchen. There was a note on the table, that read:
Ginny,
Where are you?? I waited till 5:30, but you still weren't here, so I left. Get over here
as soon as you can. Harry needs you to waitress tonight - he still didn't find any new help yet. I washed one of the waitress outfits, it's on your bed. Please get here by 6:30!!
-Hermione
6:30 .. it was 6 o'clock already - she would have to hurry. Ugh, why did she have to waitress? She was the floor manager, not part of the waitstaff. That was for Pavarti and Lavender. Oh well, she had to do what Harry asked.
She took a quick shower, and put on her waitress outfit. It consisted of a short, tight black strapless dress, and glittery black open-toed shoes with huge heels. Ginny grabbed her pocketbook, and ran out the door.
**
"Lavender, where are my work dresses?" yelled Pavarti Patil, who was frantically ransacking her closet.
"They're out here. I went and did the laundry this morning," replied Lavender Brown. Pavarti ran into the livingroom of the two's small apartment. Lavender handed her a pile of folded clothes.
"There you go. Now hurry up, we have to leave soon," said Lavender, returning to applying her makeup. She, unlike Pavarti, was ready to go to work. Pavarti reimerged from her bedroom a couple minutes later, dressed for work.
"Ok, I'm ready. God, I hope we don't get as many people as last night. I didn't stop the entire time," she said.
"I think Ginny's helping us tonight, so it shouldn't be that bad," explained Lavender, now let's go, we have to get Seamus on the way," The two girls left the apartment, and walked to the building next door. Lavender pressed the button next to 'Seamus Finnegan - #9', which made a funny buzzing noise.
"Who's there?" asked someone through the intercom.
"It's us, Seamus. Buzz us up," said Lavender.
"Oh hey, hold on a sec," he replied, which was followed by a loud buzz from the front door. Pavarti and Lavender walked in, and took the elevator up to the third floor, and walked into apartment 9.
"I don't want to waste my time, become another casualtiy
of society, i'll never fall in love, become another victem of
conformity .."
blared for the stereo in the living room. A guy, with sandy blonde hair all in spikes, came out of the bathroom. He was dressed in khaki cargo shorts, a navy blue Billabong tee-shirt, and Doc Marten sandels. He walked over to the stereo, pressed a button, and turned the volume up.
"how do u do it, make me feel like i do, how do u do it, its
better than i ever knew"
was now playing.
"Oh hey guys, whats going on?" asked Seamus.
"Not much, ready to go to work?" asked Pavarti.
"Yeah I guess so. I'd rather go surfing though," replied Seamus.
"Well go some other time, we have to get to the club," said Lavender, pulling him out of the apartment.
**
"Where is everyone?" demanded Harry, sitting at the head of large, empty table.
"I don't know, Harry, but I'm sure they'll be here soon," said Hermione, reasuringly.
"They better, or the're fired!" said Harry. He wasn't in the mood for this. How can you run a buisness when no one shows up on time?
"Harry, where is everyone?" asked Ron, who had just walked into the room. He was dressed in baggy khaki pants and a black beater, his usual bartending uniform.
"Who knows?" he answered darkly, scribbling in his ledger.
"Oh my god, you guys, I'm so sorry I"m late!" exclaimed Ginny, as she ran into the room. "My watch broke while I was shopping, and I had no idea what time it was."
"Why isn't George here yet? He's never late," said Ron.
"Oh, he's probably in the kitchen preparing the food. I'll go get him," said Hermione. She walked out of the room and made her way down to the kitchen.
**
Lavender, Pavarti, and Seamus were running down Rockland Ave., narrowly avoiding the cars coming from both directions. They were on their way to the bus stop. If they didn't hurry, they would miss the bus that would take them to the club, and would have to wait twenty minutes for the next one.
"Come on, you two, we've only got a few minutes," yelled Seamus, who was a couple yards ahead of the two girls.
"You try running in high heels, Seamus," shouted Pavarti, as they turned the courner to find the bus just pulling up to the corner. They ran on to it, to find Fred Weasley and Lee Jordan boarding it as well.
"Now that was a close one," said Seamus, "I wasn't sure if you were gonna make it,"
"Shut up. If we had sandals on, we would have been way ahead of you," said Lavender.
"I don't think so," teased Seamus, as the bus began to move.
**
Pavarti, Lavender, Seamus, Fred and Lee got to the club at quarter of seven, only fifteen minutes late. They all sat down and had a quick run through of what was going on tonight. Tonight was trance night, where all they played was trance music. It was one of their most popular nights, where the club became somewhat of a rave.
At seven, Fred and Lee went to the doors, and people began coming in. Ravers in their huge pants with glowsticks everywhere soon filled the place. There was no room to move on the dance floor.
Pavarti, Lavender, and Ginny were on their feet all night. The restaurant was packed with customers. Most of them were "buisnessmen" making deals with each other. No one would suspect anything illegal was going on at The Funky Phoenix, so it was the perfect place for them. Leaders of the strip club, pornographic, and drug industries were all over the place. The staff knew everything that was going on, and would report to Harry hourly on the deals they had overheard. He had to stay on top of these things, because after all, he was involved in all of it. All together, he had 9 clubs, all over England, but the only dance club was The Funky Phoenix.
But Fred and Lee made a big mistake that night. They let someone in the club who should have never been allowed near it. Harry's biggest rival in the buisness - Draco Malfoy.
**
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Chapter 1 : The Game
Setting the Board
Harry Potter sat at his desk, massaging his temples. It had been a long day. Twenty interviews with hopeful waiters, waitresses, and bartenders. This was getting rediculus. They couldn't continue with the small staff that they had now, they were too swamped. It was time to expand, but no one seemed to have that right attitude that was needed at a club like this. What was he going to do? He didn't even want to expan, because he really liked what they had now. The entire staff was part of the group he had hung around with back at Hogwarts. Everyone was farmiliar and friendly. How could he just distrupt this by adding some random muggle Londoners? No, there can't be any muggle employees. They would find out about all the magic that kept this place running. He was going to have to place an ad in the Daily Prophet.
There was a knock on the door.
"Harry .. can I come in?" asked a voice.
"It's unlocked," Harry answered. A tall guy, who looked like he was in his early twenties, with brilliant red hair and freckles walked in. He had grown into his formerly gangly body, becoming quite muscular.
"How did the interviews go?" asked Ron Weasley.
"Shoot me," said Harry.
"That great? Excellent," replied Ron.
"I don't know what to do. We can only hire wizards, but what wizard wants to work in a muggle club?" asked Harry.
"Don't worry about it, Harry. I'll try calling some of the other people who graduated with us. Maybe Ginny knows some people, too," said Ron.
"Thanks, Ron. I appreciate it. I don't know what I would do without you guys," replied Harry.
Enter the Players
Ginny Weasley ran up the last flight of stair, around the corner, and down the hall to apartment 43. She punched her lockcode into the keypad next to the door, and entered.
"Hermione?" she called out, but no answer came. "Shit! She already left. I must be later than I thought," said Ginny, as she entered the kitchen. There was a note on the table, that read:
Ginny,
Where are you?? I waited till 5:30, but you still weren't here, so I left. Get over here
as soon as you can. Harry needs you to waitress tonight - he still didn't find any new help yet. I washed one of the waitress outfits, it's on your bed. Please get here by 6:30!!
-Hermione
6:30 .. it was 6 o'clock already - she would have to hurry. Ugh, why did she have to waitress? She was the floor manager, not part of the waitstaff. That was for Pavarti and Lavender. Oh well, she had to do what Harry asked.
She took a quick shower, and put on her waitress outfit. It consisted of a short, tight black strapless dress, and glittery black open-toed shoes with huge heels. Ginny grabbed her pocketbook, and ran out the door.
**
"Lavender, where are my work dresses?" yelled Pavarti Patil, who was frantically ransacking her closet.
"They're out here. I went and did the laundry this morning," replied Lavender Brown. Pavarti ran into the livingroom of the two's small apartment. Lavender handed her a pile of folded clothes.
"There you go. Now hurry up, we have to leave soon," said Lavender, returning to applying her makeup. She, unlike Pavarti, was ready to go to work. Pavarti reimerged from her bedroom a couple minutes later, dressed for work.
"Ok, I'm ready. God, I hope we don't get as many people as last night. I didn't stop the entire time," she said.
"I think Ginny's helping us tonight, so it shouldn't be that bad," explained Lavender, now let's go, we have to get Seamus on the way," The two girls left the apartment, and walked to the building next door. Lavender pressed the button next to 'Seamus Finnegan - #9', which made a funny buzzing noise.
"Who's there?" asked someone through the intercom.
"It's us, Seamus. Buzz us up," said Lavender.
"Oh hey, hold on a sec," he replied, which was followed by a loud buzz from the front door. Pavarti and Lavender walked in, and took the elevator up to the third floor, and walked into apartment 9.
"I don't want to waste my time, become another casualtiy
of society, i'll never fall in love, become another victem of
conformity .."
blared for the stereo in the living room. A guy, with sandy blonde hair all in spikes, came out of the bathroom. He was dressed in khaki cargo shorts, a navy blue Billabong tee-shirt, and Doc Marten sandels. He walked over to the stereo, pressed a button, and turned the volume up.
"how do u do it, make me feel like i do, how do u do it, its
better than i ever knew"
was now playing.
"Oh hey guys, whats going on?" asked Seamus.
"Not much, ready to go to work?" asked Pavarti.
"Yeah I guess so. I'd rather go surfing though," replied Seamus.
"Well go some other time, we have to get to the club," said Lavender, pulling him out of the apartment.
**
"Where is everyone?" demanded Harry, sitting at the head of large, empty table.
"I don't know, Harry, but I'm sure they'll be here soon," said Hermione, reasuringly.
"They better, or the're fired!" said Harry. He wasn't in the mood for this. How can you run a buisness when no one shows up on time?
"Harry, where is everyone?" asked Ron, who had just walked into the room. He was dressed in baggy khaki pants and a black beater, his usual bartending uniform.
"Who knows?" he answered darkly, scribbling in his ledger.
"Oh my god, you guys, I'm so sorry I"m late!" exclaimed Ginny, as she ran into the room. "My watch broke while I was shopping, and I had no idea what time it was."
"Why isn't George here yet? He's never late," said Ron.
"Oh, he's probably in the kitchen preparing the food. I'll go get him," said Hermione. She walked out of the room and made her way down to the kitchen.
**
Lavender, Pavarti, and Seamus were running down Rockland Ave., narrowly avoiding the cars coming from both directions. They were on their way to the bus stop. If they didn't hurry, they would miss the bus that would take them to the club, and would have to wait twenty minutes for the next one.
"Come on, you two, we've only got a few minutes," yelled Seamus, who was a couple yards ahead of the two girls.
"You try running in high heels, Seamus," shouted Pavarti, as they turned the courner to find the bus just pulling up to the corner. They ran on to it, to find Fred Weasley and Lee Jordan boarding it as well.
"Now that was a close one," said Seamus, "I wasn't sure if you were gonna make it,"
"Shut up. If we had sandals on, we would have been way ahead of you," said Lavender.
"I don't think so," teased Seamus, as the bus began to move.
**
Pavarti, Lavender, Seamus, Fred and Lee got to the club at quarter of seven, only fifteen minutes late. They all sat down and had a quick run through of what was going on tonight. Tonight was trance night, where all they played was trance music. It was one of their most popular nights, where the club became somewhat of a rave.
At seven, Fred and Lee went to the doors, and people began coming in. Ravers in their huge pants with glowsticks everywhere soon filled the place. There was no room to move on the dance floor.
Pavarti, Lavender, and Ginny were on their feet all night. The restaurant was packed with customers. Most of them were "buisnessmen" making deals with each other. No one would suspect anything illegal was going on at The Funky Phoenix, so it was the perfect place for them. Leaders of the strip club, pornographic, and drug industries were all over the place. The staff knew everything that was going on, and would report to Harry hourly on the deals they had overheard. He had to stay on top of these things, because after all, he was involved in all of it. All together, he had 9 clubs, all over England, but the only dance club was The Funky Phoenix.
But Fred and Lee made a big mistake that night. They let someone in the club who should have never been allowed near it. Harry's biggest rival in the buisness - Draco Malfoy.
**
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