A/N: Hey! Sorry! I know it took me forever to get this out! School, jazz
band, Destination Imagination, and who knows what else didn't help much!
Hope you like it! Oh, and I want at least 5 new reviews please before the
next chapter comes out! On to the story!
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to J. K. Rowling, who is the greatest author in the world! I own only the plot!
Ch. 8 - Rockin' at Robin's
After about an hour of driving, (and getting lost), we finally arrived at Rockin' Robin's. We walked in and it was totally crowded. There was a half hour wait just to be seated! And it was only 4:00!
"This place must be really good!" Dad said after we talked to the waitress and put our name on the list.
"Yeah, my friend Arielle said it was awesome! It's American style. In the 50's there they had diners with the waitresses on roller skates and such and they do that here. It's supposed to be really cool," Aunt 'Lia said.
"Well, I hope so for how long it took us to get here," I said a bit rudely. I was sort of angry that Dad didn't want to go home and watch a movie with me, but no, we have to eat with my aunt instead.
'There has to be something going on between those two. They're acting weird,' I thought.
When we finally got to the font of the line we put our name on the list. "Lupin," Aunt 'Lia told the hostess.
"Ok, it'll be about 30-45 minutes, ok?" she asked.
"Of course," Aunt 'Lia said.
We sat down as an overcrowded bench to wait for "our" name to be called.
1 hour later
"Lupin, party of 3?" a young waitress with a nametag that said 'Jackie' on her shirt said motioning for us to follow her. We got up and followed her to a table.
We sat down, Aunt 'Lia and I on one side and Dad on the other.
"Hi, I'm Jackie. I'll be your waitress today. What would you like to drink?" the waitress called 'Jackie' asked us.
"I'll have diet coke, please," I said.
"I'll take the same, please," Aunt 'Lia said.
"Me, too," Dad said.
"Comin' right up," she said and skated away.
I gazed through the menu. Nothing looked very good. "I'm just gonna get a salad, ok?" I told them.
"That's fine, Lynz," Dad said. He was looking at the menu, too, as was Aunt 'Lia.
"I think I'm going to get a chicken Caesar sandwich," Aunt 'Lia said.
"You know what, I think I'll get the same," Dad agreed.
We didn't talk much while we waited for the waitress to skate back over and take our order. Finally, after about 15 minutes, she came back. "Sorry it took so long. We're really busy today."
"Oh, it's perfectly fine," Dad told her reassuringly.
"Here re you're drinks. Are you ready to order, or do you need another minute?" Jackie asked.
"I think we're ready," Aunt 'Lia said. "We'll," she said pointing to Dad and herself, "have the chicken Caesar club. And she'll have.?"
"I'll have a Caesar salad, please," I said.
"Ok, it'll be here a.s.a.p. I'll be back to check for refills soon."
"So, Remus, what were you doing at Lynz's school?" Aunt 'Lia said.
"I'm going to teach there this year. Defense Against the Dark Arts. You know," Dad answered.
"What kind of things am I going to learn about this year Dad?" I asked. I hope it's something really interesting.
"Oh, probably some things about dark creatures."
"Oh, I remember that-" Aunt' Lia said stopping when she realized what she was saying.
"What did you say, Aunt 'Lia?" I asked knowing perfectly well what she had said.
"Oh, nothing," she said quickly, a little too quickly if you ask me.
"Aunt 'Lia." I said in a stern voice.
"It was nothing!" she said as if she was going to die if I found out.
"Aunt 'Lia, I know you said something and I want to know what," She looked at Dad as if asking if it was okay to tell me. He nodded.
"Ok, I went to Hogwarts when I was your age. I was in Ravenclaw and I was best at Potions, even though I hated the teacher, Professor Lyon. He was horrible and even made me cry once. Never in class of course but when I got back to the dorms," she explained quickly.
"Oh, ok, that's all I wanted to know," I said.
"Yeah she was one of my good friends. You know, since me and Tayla were going out," Dad said.
"Oh, really? That's cool," I said not really meaning it but looking as if I did.
"Yeah, I remember you were always hanging out with those 3 guys in Gryffindor. The Marauders, right?" Aunt 'Lia said.
"Yep, that's what we called ourselves. Those were the good ol' days, weren't they?" Dad asked.
"Yeah, they were. Until You-Know-Who came along," Aunt 'Lia said warily. I bet she was thinking he was gonna jump out and hurt her at the mere mention of his name.
"Why didn't you tell me you went to Hogwarts?" I said happily. I was glad to have something in common with my aunt again.
"I was yet again forbidden to tell you. Tayla was mad at me because she knew that I knew your Dad was a wizard and didn't tell her. She eventually forgave me, but that was when you were like, 2," Aunt 'Lia said.
"Well, I would want to know, too. Especially if my sister was the one not telling," I said. I know I would want to know! I think they're hiding something else but, if I know my Aunt 'Lia, and I do, she's not going to tell so I guess I'm going to have to figure it out for myself!
Just then Jackie came by to check for refills. "Anyone need a refill?" she asked.
"Nope, were all fine, thanks," Dad said.
"Alright, your food will be out in about 10-15 minutes," she explained. Then she skated away.
****5 minutes of Silence Later****
"Dad, who were the Marauders?" I asked, just figuring out that I didn't know what they were.
"Well, it was Sirius, James, Peter, and I, as a group. We pulled pranks on anyone and everyone. Even your aunt here."
"Oh, I remember when you dyed my hair blue with bronze polka dots. I hated you for a while after that! It was in your 7th year that I finally warmed up to you."
"Yeah, I remember that, too," he said with a huge smile on his face.
"Sorry it took so long for your dinner, as know, we're really busy," Jackie said balancing three plates on her two arms. "Here you go, Caesar Salad?"
"Here," I told, raising my hand slightly. She handed the plate over to me. "Looks good, thanks."
"Two Chicken Caesar Clubs?"
"Here and," Dad said pointing to himself and 'Lia, "here," she handed him each plate and gave one to Aunt 'Lia.
"Thanks, Remmie," Aunt 'Lia.
"Welcome, 'Lia," he said.
For about half and hour it was silent at our table except for the sound of out chewing. Which was kind of annoying if you ask me, but anyways.
After we were done for about 10 minutes our waitress finally (emphasis on finally!) came over. "All done here?" she asked me.
"Yeah, here take it," I said handing over my plate to her outstretched arm.
"And you, sir?" she asked Dad.
"Yes, here you are," he said doing the same.
"You, miss?" she asked Aunt 'Lia.
"Here," she said.
"I'll be back with the bill in a few," she said.
She skated away. "Yeah, a few hours would be more like it," Dad said quietly to us.
"I know! It takes her forever!" I said knowing exactly what he meant.
"Now, now, you two, it's really busy tonight," Aunt 'Lia said calmly.
"Oh, whatever," I said, giving up.
"Yeah, whatever." Dad said.
****10 minutes later of useless talk later****
"Oh, look, here she is now," Aunt 'Lia said.
"Let's split the cost in half. We'll each pay for our own and half of Lynz's, ok?" Dad said.
"Agreed," Aunt 'Lia said and started pulling out her wallet with her muggle money as Dad did the same.
Jackie said, "Here's your bill, you can pay up front."
"Ok, thanks," Dad said, then looked down at the bill. "Damn, this is a lot of money, about 16 pounds. Ours was 6 and Lynz's was 4. How about a 2 pound tip?"
"Sure, here's here is a pound for the tip," she put it on the table, "and here's the rest," handing 9 pounds to him. He dug out 10 and put one on the table as she did.
"Alright. Let's go," Dad said.
"Ok," I said, getting up.
They both did the same and we walked up to the hostess' table thing and paid. "Dad, can we just apparate back to Aunt 'Lia's, get the brooms and my stuff and then apparate back home?" I yawned. "I'm super tired. I don't know if I could ride a broom all the way home."
"I don't know, 'Lia how do you feel about driving home alone at night?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I guess I'll see you on Wednesday?" she asked.
"Yes, of course," Dad answered. "Wouldn't miss it."
"Ok, I'll see you then."
"Bye!" I said.
"Bye 'Lia," Dad said.
She walked over to her car, got in and started the car. "Let's go Dad," I said tugging on his sleeve as he watched her leave the parking lot.
"Yes, right, leaving," he mumbled. "Ready? 1.2.3!"
And we apparated to Aunt 'Lia's house, grabbed my stuff, and apparated home.
Once home, I asked, "Dad, what was with you and Aunt 'Lia? You might think since I'm only 12, I can't tell. You like her, don't you?"
A/N: Hey! Sorry for the cliffhanger! I felt like finishing it like that. Again, sorry it took so long! I get busy and neglect my writing! I know I shouldn't but I do and I'm trying to write more often!
****Reviews****
Read-a-Holic - I know there's a lot of MD! You're going to find out that thing I told you was coming up soon! Well, cya!
Kady Rilla Wholi - I know PotC wasn't out yet but I was only 3 years old during 1993! So I don't really remember much! Thanks for reviewing though! Also, I couldn't find your story, alert me when it's put up or where to find it!
Little Thing() - Lynz is sad, she just doesn't show it a lot. Also, she just found her Dad do he sort of replaced her in a sense. Thanks for reviewing!
Ciao!
HarryzBabe
Disclaimer: Everything belongs to J. K. Rowling, who is the greatest author in the world! I own only the plot!
Ch. 8 - Rockin' at Robin's
After about an hour of driving, (and getting lost), we finally arrived at Rockin' Robin's. We walked in and it was totally crowded. There was a half hour wait just to be seated! And it was only 4:00!
"This place must be really good!" Dad said after we talked to the waitress and put our name on the list.
"Yeah, my friend Arielle said it was awesome! It's American style. In the 50's there they had diners with the waitresses on roller skates and such and they do that here. It's supposed to be really cool," Aunt 'Lia said.
"Well, I hope so for how long it took us to get here," I said a bit rudely. I was sort of angry that Dad didn't want to go home and watch a movie with me, but no, we have to eat with my aunt instead.
'There has to be something going on between those two. They're acting weird,' I thought.
When we finally got to the font of the line we put our name on the list. "Lupin," Aunt 'Lia told the hostess.
"Ok, it'll be about 30-45 minutes, ok?" she asked.
"Of course," Aunt 'Lia said.
We sat down as an overcrowded bench to wait for "our" name to be called.
1 hour later
"Lupin, party of 3?" a young waitress with a nametag that said 'Jackie' on her shirt said motioning for us to follow her. We got up and followed her to a table.
We sat down, Aunt 'Lia and I on one side and Dad on the other.
"Hi, I'm Jackie. I'll be your waitress today. What would you like to drink?" the waitress called 'Jackie' asked us.
"I'll have diet coke, please," I said.
"I'll take the same, please," Aunt 'Lia said.
"Me, too," Dad said.
"Comin' right up," she said and skated away.
I gazed through the menu. Nothing looked very good. "I'm just gonna get a salad, ok?" I told them.
"That's fine, Lynz," Dad said. He was looking at the menu, too, as was Aunt 'Lia.
"I think I'm going to get a chicken Caesar sandwich," Aunt 'Lia said.
"You know what, I think I'll get the same," Dad agreed.
We didn't talk much while we waited for the waitress to skate back over and take our order. Finally, after about 15 minutes, she came back. "Sorry it took so long. We're really busy today."
"Oh, it's perfectly fine," Dad told her reassuringly.
"Here re you're drinks. Are you ready to order, or do you need another minute?" Jackie asked.
"I think we're ready," Aunt 'Lia said. "We'll," she said pointing to Dad and herself, "have the chicken Caesar club. And she'll have.?"
"I'll have a Caesar salad, please," I said.
"Ok, it'll be here a.s.a.p. I'll be back to check for refills soon."
"So, Remus, what were you doing at Lynz's school?" Aunt 'Lia said.
"I'm going to teach there this year. Defense Against the Dark Arts. You know," Dad answered.
"What kind of things am I going to learn about this year Dad?" I asked. I hope it's something really interesting.
"Oh, probably some things about dark creatures."
"Oh, I remember that-" Aunt' Lia said stopping when she realized what she was saying.
"What did you say, Aunt 'Lia?" I asked knowing perfectly well what she had said.
"Oh, nothing," she said quickly, a little too quickly if you ask me.
"Aunt 'Lia." I said in a stern voice.
"It was nothing!" she said as if she was going to die if I found out.
"Aunt 'Lia, I know you said something and I want to know what," She looked at Dad as if asking if it was okay to tell me. He nodded.
"Ok, I went to Hogwarts when I was your age. I was in Ravenclaw and I was best at Potions, even though I hated the teacher, Professor Lyon. He was horrible and even made me cry once. Never in class of course but when I got back to the dorms," she explained quickly.
"Oh, ok, that's all I wanted to know," I said.
"Yeah she was one of my good friends. You know, since me and Tayla were going out," Dad said.
"Oh, really? That's cool," I said not really meaning it but looking as if I did.
"Yeah, I remember you were always hanging out with those 3 guys in Gryffindor. The Marauders, right?" Aunt 'Lia said.
"Yep, that's what we called ourselves. Those were the good ol' days, weren't they?" Dad asked.
"Yeah, they were. Until You-Know-Who came along," Aunt 'Lia said warily. I bet she was thinking he was gonna jump out and hurt her at the mere mention of his name.
"Why didn't you tell me you went to Hogwarts?" I said happily. I was glad to have something in common with my aunt again.
"I was yet again forbidden to tell you. Tayla was mad at me because she knew that I knew your Dad was a wizard and didn't tell her. She eventually forgave me, but that was when you were like, 2," Aunt 'Lia said.
"Well, I would want to know, too. Especially if my sister was the one not telling," I said. I know I would want to know! I think they're hiding something else but, if I know my Aunt 'Lia, and I do, she's not going to tell so I guess I'm going to have to figure it out for myself!
Just then Jackie came by to check for refills. "Anyone need a refill?" she asked.
"Nope, were all fine, thanks," Dad said.
"Alright, your food will be out in about 10-15 minutes," she explained. Then she skated away.
****5 minutes of Silence Later****
"Dad, who were the Marauders?" I asked, just figuring out that I didn't know what they were.
"Well, it was Sirius, James, Peter, and I, as a group. We pulled pranks on anyone and everyone. Even your aunt here."
"Oh, I remember when you dyed my hair blue with bronze polka dots. I hated you for a while after that! It was in your 7th year that I finally warmed up to you."
"Yeah, I remember that, too," he said with a huge smile on his face.
"Sorry it took so long for your dinner, as know, we're really busy," Jackie said balancing three plates on her two arms. "Here you go, Caesar Salad?"
"Here," I told, raising my hand slightly. She handed the plate over to me. "Looks good, thanks."
"Two Chicken Caesar Clubs?"
"Here and," Dad said pointing to himself and 'Lia, "here," she handed him each plate and gave one to Aunt 'Lia.
"Thanks, Remmie," Aunt 'Lia.
"Welcome, 'Lia," he said.
For about half and hour it was silent at our table except for the sound of out chewing. Which was kind of annoying if you ask me, but anyways.
After we were done for about 10 minutes our waitress finally (emphasis on finally!) came over. "All done here?" she asked me.
"Yeah, here take it," I said handing over my plate to her outstretched arm.
"And you, sir?" she asked Dad.
"Yes, here you are," he said doing the same.
"You, miss?" she asked Aunt 'Lia.
"Here," she said.
"I'll be back with the bill in a few," she said.
She skated away. "Yeah, a few hours would be more like it," Dad said quietly to us.
"I know! It takes her forever!" I said knowing exactly what he meant.
"Now, now, you two, it's really busy tonight," Aunt 'Lia said calmly.
"Oh, whatever," I said, giving up.
"Yeah, whatever." Dad said.
****10 minutes later of useless talk later****
"Oh, look, here she is now," Aunt 'Lia said.
"Let's split the cost in half. We'll each pay for our own and half of Lynz's, ok?" Dad said.
"Agreed," Aunt 'Lia said and started pulling out her wallet with her muggle money as Dad did the same.
Jackie said, "Here's your bill, you can pay up front."
"Ok, thanks," Dad said, then looked down at the bill. "Damn, this is a lot of money, about 16 pounds. Ours was 6 and Lynz's was 4. How about a 2 pound tip?"
"Sure, here's here is a pound for the tip," she put it on the table, "and here's the rest," handing 9 pounds to him. He dug out 10 and put one on the table as she did.
"Alright. Let's go," Dad said.
"Ok," I said, getting up.
They both did the same and we walked up to the hostess' table thing and paid. "Dad, can we just apparate back to Aunt 'Lia's, get the brooms and my stuff and then apparate back home?" I yawned. "I'm super tired. I don't know if I could ride a broom all the way home."
"I don't know, 'Lia how do you feel about driving home alone at night?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I guess I'll see you on Wednesday?" she asked.
"Yes, of course," Dad answered. "Wouldn't miss it."
"Ok, I'll see you then."
"Bye!" I said.
"Bye 'Lia," Dad said.
She walked over to her car, got in and started the car. "Let's go Dad," I said tugging on his sleeve as he watched her leave the parking lot.
"Yes, right, leaving," he mumbled. "Ready? 1.2.3!"
And we apparated to Aunt 'Lia's house, grabbed my stuff, and apparated home.
Once home, I asked, "Dad, what was with you and Aunt 'Lia? You might think since I'm only 12, I can't tell. You like her, don't you?"
A/N: Hey! Sorry for the cliffhanger! I felt like finishing it like that. Again, sorry it took so long! I get busy and neglect my writing! I know I shouldn't but I do and I'm trying to write more often!
****Reviews****
Read-a-Holic - I know there's a lot of MD! You're going to find out that thing I told you was coming up soon! Well, cya!
Kady Rilla Wholi - I know PotC wasn't out yet but I was only 3 years old during 1993! So I don't really remember much! Thanks for reviewing though! Also, I couldn't find your story, alert me when it's put up or where to find it!
Little Thing() - Lynz is sad, she just doesn't show it a lot. Also, she just found her Dad do he sort of replaced her in a sense. Thanks for reviewing!
Ciao!
HarryzBabe