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"I'll have to write to them!" Vernon murmured with a sorrowful shake of his head.
"Vernon you can't!" Pertunia immediately shrieked, her blue eyes alight with what looked liked terror. She dug her fingers into her husband's arm.
"There's no other choice, if I don't they'll come around asking questions, and you know who'll get the blame!" He said bravely but with a hint of nervousness tinged in his voice.
"Yes, yes your right..." Pertunia withdrew her tight hold on Vernon's arm and sank into a chair defeated.
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"He left?" Sirius bellowed in shock. "Just grabbed his trunk and left?!"
"Yes, that is what I was told from the Dursley's," Dumbledore said without his usual merriment in his voice. He was completely baffled and for once in his life, you could say Albus Dumbledore was at a loss.
"But-WHY?" Sirius continued his outburst and now added into it some pacing. "He's only safe with the Dursely's, why would he leave that protection."
"Your guess is as good as mind," Dumbledore clasped his hands together on the desk and looked around the room. "Now, Sirius if you'll take a seat, we can get this meeting started." Sirius nodded his brows still furrowed in confusion as he flopped into one of the many seats littered around the small office. Sitting scattered around them, were other Hogwarts teachers including a few that weren't.
"We received news that Harry Potter left the safety of his home yesterday afternoon, with no word of where he was going just a simple comment that he was leaving. He hasn't been seen since," Dumbledore addressed the room as he got to his feet, casting a brief glance at the darkening sky outside his window. "As you all know, an uproar could be caused as a repercussion of this, IF it got out. I hope I have everyone's word that it will not be spread?" He arched one white eyebrow delicately and was answered with murmurs of yes. "In the meantime we need to find Harry Potter, before someone else does..." Dumbledore's mood suddenly dampened.
"Someone else...meaning...?" Professor Sprout suddenly asked, a scared look on his face.
"Voldemort, we are still gathering allies from the Giants and are in desperate attempts to convince the ministry that Voldemort IS alive and gathering strength every day. Rondas Linnerway, could you please take over the job of monitoring any magic used by Harry?"
Rondas nodded her head and Dumbledore continued addressing different people and assigning them duties, he then looked directly at Sirius and Remus.
"I leave you two the task of informing, Miss Hermione Granger and her parents and the whole Weasly clan, keeping this as discreet as possible. We will need to know if Harry pops up there."
Remus nodded whilst Sirius had his head in his hands, still mulling over the disappearance of his Godson.
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Harry grinned at Anna as she fumbled with the coffee machine.
"Stupid thing!" She slammed her hand down on the top of it with a furious look on her face.
"Shh! Anna! You're disturbing the customers!" Harry pushed her away from the machine and began to pour out the hot steaming coffee into a cup.
"Well, it wasn't working before!" She huffed, wrinkling her nose as she grabbed a tray and walked over to set it down in front of a man and woman. "Here you go, enjoy!" She smiled politely and returned to behind the counter. Harry turned around and called through a narrow hatch to Jason and Nada who were cooking the food.
"Hurry it up, can you! Table 14's been waiting for ages."
"Here!" Nada shoved one plate after another through the hatch with narrowed eyes at Harry, but smiling anyway.
"Thanks!" He quickly and nimbly carried them over to table 14 and placed them down, looking up, as he was about to turn back to the counter, he nearly fell back in shock.
"I'm not going to starve just because Potter decided to nick off!" A voice sneered as the bells chimed on the door and he entered with his companion. He glared up towards where the tinkling of bells had come from, his lip curling in disgust. "Muggle inventions!"
"Quiet Severus, this is a muggle cafe!" His companion replied with a scratch of his head.
Harry quickly spun on his heel and darted behind the counter.
"Hey! Aren't you gonna get them a table!" Anna protested as Harry ducked under the counter and looked up at her.
"Uh, no." He replied simply.
"Why not?" She placed her hands on her hips but Harry didn't have time to reply as Anna tuned in her attention to the two men.
"We should have gone to Rosemerta's," Snape said disdainfully.
"Sorry about that, under staffed today," She gave Harry a quick glare and led the men over to a table, grabbing menus as she went. "Here you go." She left them to choose their meal and came back around the counter and ducked down next to Harry.
"What's your problem?" She said furiously.
"UH, my problem would be...them..."
"What'd you mean, them?"
"That ugly guy with greasy hair, Potions Professor at Hogwarts, the other guy I don't know, but I do know that they're looking for me, heard them!"
"Oh!" Realisation dawned on Anna, "Quick, get out the back and grabbed the port key. Get Jess to fill in for you, while you're at it."
"As much as I'd love to do that, I can't..." Harry grinned sheepishly.
"And why not?" Anna frowned.
"Unless you hadn't noticed Anna, the back door would mean having to walk past them!"
Anna smacked herself on the forehead as she realised her slip. The bell tinkled, signalling more customers and she got to her feet to go serve them. Harry then dared to rise slightly and peer over the counter at his Potions Professor and companion. They were arguing softly, Snape with his usual sneer on his face and the other with a frustrated look on his face. Anna was heading back in his direction so Harry ducked back down again as she came round.
"There's heaps of people Harry, I'll need your help or you'll have to risk getting Jessica. It's starting to get full, I can see more people from outside heading in too!"
"What can I do?" Harry shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
"Honestly!" Anna folded her arms in annoyance; "You can't just sit there. DO something!"
"I would, IF I COULD THINK OF SOMETHING!" Harry hissed, wiping his black hair out of his face, he glanced at his hands contemplating something.
"What? You have an idea?" Anna asked eagerly, crouching next to Harry.
"Well...If wandless magic is just making guesses of how things could be done...then, maybe I can figure out the appearance spell...." Harry didn't wait for a reply; he closed his eyes and imagined his black hair lightening till it was almost blonde, and growing slightly to cover his scar and hiding his eyes. He opened one eye and peered at Anna who had a hand over her mouth in shock.
"It's not fair!" She whined, "Magic comes so easily to you!"
"It worked then?"
"Yeh, it worked!" She rolled her eyes. "You look like one of those guys in a rock band with the hair that's so long you can hardly see their face!"
"Good, it'll hide my scar!" Harry stood up and almost stumbled in shock as he saw the two people he hadn't wanted to see, standing at the counter.
"Thinking of taking our orders, today or tomorrow?" Snape drawled with narrowed eyes. He tapped his fingers on the counter in annoyance.
"So sorry, please sit down," Harry gestured back at their table, trying to keep the sarcasm out of his voice. He grabbed a notepad and followed them to the table. "What would you like?"
"Spaghetti Bolognaise thanks," Snape's companion said with a polite smile, placing down his menu.
"Same," Snape stated plainly, impatience clear in his voice. Harry nodded and walked off just barely able to hear,
"His hair's worse than yours Severus, and that's saying something!"
He grinned as he walked behind the counter, and placed the order on the metal pin that went through the hatch.
"Fell for it then?" Anna asked and Harry nodded. "That was close, almost thought they overheard us before. Jeez, your Potions Professors a bit of a bastard."
"That's saying it lightly," Harry agreed with a smirk, absent-mindedly pushing the annoying blonde hair out of his eyes.
"Don't do that! Do you want them to see your scar!" She batted his hand away but grinned anyway, "now take that to table 5," She shoved some dishes in his hand with a smile.
"Pushy," Harry smiled and walked off bypassing Snape's table.
"If he is truly running away, then he wouldn't stay around this area. So there's no point looking around here. I could be at home doing other things!" He heard Snape state plainly.
"Other things?" His companion chuckled and brushed back his brown hair that fell straight to the side of his face. Snape glared at him but a smile quirked at his lips. Harry did a double take and before he could stop himself asked,
"Did you just smile?"
Snape spun around and glared at Harry.
"What did you say?" He said darkly.
"Er..." Harry scratched his head awkwardly. "Would you like a drink?" Snape looked at him with a dark and suspicious look.
"Yes thanks, two glasses of cokes, say?" Snape's companion chanced a quick look at Severus and then nodded at Harry who darted away, quicker than he would normally.
"Two cokes, table two. Got to go, Anna, they're getting suspicious, I'll grab Jess for you!" He charged past and out the back without a look back.
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"Oh no!" Molly Weasley gasped a hand rising to cover her mouth.
"I wish we could stay Molly, but we have to inform the Grangers and then join the search. Please keep a look out for Harry."
"Of course, I will Remus. And thankyou!" Remus disappeared through the fireplace in a whirr of green and then stumbled out in another.
"Professor Lupin!" Hermione Granger instantly helped him to his feet.
"I have to be quick, the floo won't be connected for much longer." He nodded with a smile at Hermione's parents in greeting. "Harry has taken off, and we can't find him." Hermione gasped but Remus continued, "Please keep an eye out for him, he may come looking for a place to stay."
"Harry Potter, is that you're friend Hermione?" Her mother asked, looking slightly baffled. Hermione nodded.
"He left, his home, without reason and without telling anyone where he was off too. If he comes here, please notify Dumbledore, I must go." Remus turned and tossed green powder into the flames of the fireplace.
"Yes! Thankyou!" Mrs Granger called after him as he sped away, hugging her daughter tightly.
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"Uh uh uuuh!" Sara blocked Harry's path, wagging a finger in his face.
"But...." Harry began weakly, he glanced around nervously and found Snape's eyes narrowed at him suspiciously.
"No customers back here!" She smiled brightly, "If you're looking for the bathrooms, they're that way." She pointed her thumb across the other side of the room. Thankfully, Anna came to Harry's rescue-if you could even count it as a rescue.
"Sara, its Harry!" Anna blabbed loudly, then slammed a hand over her mouth.
"Good one," Harry shook his head morosely and Anna shrugged mumbling a meek,
"Ooops?"
"Oops, indeed," Sara looked thoughtfully. "If this is Harry what happened to your hair?"
Suddenly Harry had a mad urge to bang his head against a wall....and......he did.
"God...give...me...strength...." He mumbled as he lightly bashed his head against the door jam.
"Stop it! You're scaring the customers, and you-know-who is staring!" Anna grabbed him by the shoulders but Harry spun around out of her grasp and looked around wide-eyed.
"You-Know-Who?" Half-expecting Voldemort to jump out at if him, Harry narrowed his eyes and scanned the room.
"Not You-know-Who, you idiot! The other You-Know....oh shit!" Anna stopped short and watched with a sheepish smile as the two people Harry had been hoping hadn't been listening in came striding over. One with narrowed eyes and the other a look of surprise.
"Just Great, just great..." Harry mumbled sarcastically with a shake of his head.
"What is up with you two?" Sara raised an eyebrow at them. "You're freaking out the customers! Go home, and send Jess over here to help. When you feel you've calmed down, then you can help with the late shift!" Sara put her hand on her hips to emphasise her point but Harry was already way gone, taking his escape route with amazing speed. "Can I help you?" She turned her attention back to the two men, who were standing stunned.
"Who was that boy?" The man with black hair asked curiously.
"Oh, just, Harry Brown...new waiter I just hired. Did he give you any trouble?" Sara seemed to finally be cottoning onto the situation as she gave the two men a very dubious look.
Anna who had been waiting just behind Sara, let out a huge sigh of relief, which didn't go by unheard. Snape looked over Sara's shoulder and gave her a very condescending look.
"I want to talk to Potter," Snape stated, side stepping Sara and walking out the back. He glanced around but found no one. Spinning on his heel he glared at Sara and Anna.
"Oh for the love of God!" Anna muttered shaking her head, for just at that moment Harry and Jess appeared behind Snape, sprawled on the ground.
"Jess!" Harry whined loudly.
"I am not taking your shift!" Jess brushed herself off and stood up and then noticing that she had an audience looked around the room, with an abashed look on her face.
"Things just can't get any better!" Anna muttered.
"Shut up!" Harry shot her a dark look.
"Shut up yourself!"
"Oh that was real good!"
"Shut up!"
"Shut up your-"
"QUIET!" Sara glared daggers at Anna and Harry, Snape stood with an air of frustration and his companion was trying hopelessly to hide his amusement. "Mr Brown!" Sara rounded on Harry, giving him a meaningful look and hoping he got the picture. "I told you not to come back until you calmed down, AND the same goes for you!" She rounded on Anna.
"Easier said than done," Harry mumbled, sending a frustrated look at Jess, who shrugged her shoulders. He and Anna, grabbed the portkey and disappeared. Before Jess could make an escape, Sara through an apron at her.
"You, attend to the customers, NOW!"
Jess ran, and had she been a dog her tail would have been between her legs from the look Sara was sending her way.
"I'm sorry, for this inconvenience," Sara smiled, changing her emotions in a second. She flourished her wand and pointed it at them. "Speak now if you're a wizard or forever forget this incident!" She almost chuckled at herself but didn't as the ugly thin and sallow man pushed her wand away.
"We're wizards-" Snape began about to go on but was interrupted by his companion.
"Sorry for the mistake, we're looking for a boy by the name of Harry. He's been missing since yesterday." He smiled warmly at her and gave Snape a warning look.
"That's alright, I can see now, how this whole incident came about now. Would you like to sit down again, dinner will be on the house," She smiled, throwing wrinkles up her skin.
"Yes that would be nice, thank you very much," the man concluded.
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"Well that was a disaster!" Anna flopped into one of the brown sofas with a tired look on her face.
"NO kidding'" Harry replied flopping down next to her.
"We are so gonna get it."
"Mmmm."
"We're doomed."
"Mmmm."
"Oh well."
"I'm kind of used to it by now."
"Mmmm. You would be."
"Mmmm."
"Mmmm."
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"I'll have to write to them!" Vernon murmured with a sorrowful shake of his head.
"Vernon you can't!" Pertunia immediately shrieked, her blue eyes alight with what looked liked terror. She dug her fingers into her husband's arm.
"There's no other choice, if I don't they'll come around asking questions, and you know who'll get the blame!" He said bravely but with a hint of nervousness tinged in his voice.
"Yes, yes your right..." Pertunia withdrew her tight hold on Vernon's arm and sank into a chair defeated.
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"He left?" Sirius bellowed in shock. "Just grabbed his trunk and left?!"
"Yes, that is what I was told from the Dursley's," Dumbledore said without his usual merriment in his voice. He was completely baffled and for once in his life, you could say Albus Dumbledore was at a loss.
"But-WHY?" Sirius continued his outburst and now added into it some pacing. "He's only safe with the Dursely's, why would he leave that protection."
"Your guess is as good as mind," Dumbledore clasped his hands together on the desk and looked around the room. "Now, Sirius if you'll take a seat, we can get this meeting started." Sirius nodded his brows still furrowed in confusion as he flopped into one of the many seats littered around the small office. Sitting scattered around them, were other Hogwarts teachers including a few that weren't.
"We received news that Harry Potter left the safety of his home yesterday afternoon, with no word of where he was going just a simple comment that he was leaving. He hasn't been seen since," Dumbledore addressed the room as he got to his feet, casting a brief glance at the darkening sky outside his window. "As you all know, an uproar could be caused as a repercussion of this, IF it got out. I hope I have everyone's word that it will not be spread?" He arched one white eyebrow delicately and was answered with murmurs of yes. "In the meantime we need to find Harry Potter, before someone else does..." Dumbledore's mood suddenly dampened.
"Someone else...meaning...?" Professor Sprout suddenly asked, a scared look on his face.
"Voldemort, we are still gathering allies from the Giants and are in desperate attempts to convince the ministry that Voldemort IS alive and gathering strength every day. Rondas Linnerway, could you please take over the job of monitoring any magic used by Harry?"
Rondas nodded her head and Dumbledore continued addressing different people and assigning them duties, he then looked directly at Sirius and Remus.
"I leave you two the task of informing, Miss Hermione Granger and her parents and the whole Weasly clan, keeping this as discreet as possible. We will need to know if Harry pops up there."
Remus nodded whilst Sirius had his head in his hands, still mulling over the disappearance of his Godson.
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Harry grinned at Anna as she fumbled with the coffee machine.
"Stupid thing!" She slammed her hand down on the top of it with a furious look on her face.
"Shh! Anna! You're disturbing the customers!" Harry pushed her away from the machine and began to pour out the hot steaming coffee into a cup.
"Well, it wasn't working before!" She huffed, wrinkling her nose as she grabbed a tray and walked over to set it down in front of a man and woman. "Here you go, enjoy!" She smiled politely and returned to behind the counter. Harry turned around and called through a narrow hatch to Jason and Nada who were cooking the food.
"Hurry it up, can you! Table 14's been waiting for ages."
"Here!" Nada shoved one plate after another through the hatch with narrowed eyes at Harry, but smiling anyway.
"Thanks!" He quickly and nimbly carried them over to table 14 and placed them down, looking up, as he was about to turn back to the counter, he nearly fell back in shock.
"I'm not going to starve just because Potter decided to nick off!" A voice sneered as the bells chimed on the door and he entered with his companion. He glared up towards where the tinkling of bells had come from, his lip curling in disgust. "Muggle inventions!"
"Quiet Severus, this is a muggle cafe!" His companion replied with a scratch of his head.
Harry quickly spun on his heel and darted behind the counter.
"Hey! Aren't you gonna get them a table!" Anna protested as Harry ducked under the counter and looked up at her.
"Uh, no." He replied simply.
"Why not?" She placed her hands on her hips but Harry didn't have time to reply as Anna tuned in her attention to the two men.
"We should have gone to Rosemerta's," Snape said disdainfully.
"Sorry about that, under staffed today," She gave Harry a quick glare and led the men over to a table, grabbing menus as she went. "Here you go." She left them to choose their meal and came back around the counter and ducked down next to Harry.
"What's your problem?" She said furiously.
"UH, my problem would be...them..."
"What'd you mean, them?"
"That ugly guy with greasy hair, Potions Professor at Hogwarts, the other guy I don't know, but I do know that they're looking for me, heard them!"
"Oh!" Realisation dawned on Anna, "Quick, get out the back and grabbed the port key. Get Jess to fill in for you, while you're at it."
"As much as I'd love to do that, I can't..." Harry grinned sheepishly.
"And why not?" Anna frowned.
"Unless you hadn't noticed Anna, the back door would mean having to walk past them!"
Anna smacked herself on the forehead as she realised her slip. The bell tinkled, signalling more customers and she got to her feet to go serve them. Harry then dared to rise slightly and peer over the counter at his Potions Professor and companion. They were arguing softly, Snape with his usual sneer on his face and the other with a frustrated look on his face. Anna was heading back in his direction so Harry ducked back down again as she came round.
"There's heaps of people Harry, I'll need your help or you'll have to risk getting Jessica. It's starting to get full, I can see more people from outside heading in too!"
"What can I do?" Harry shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
"Honestly!" Anna folded her arms in annoyance; "You can't just sit there. DO something!"
"I would, IF I COULD THINK OF SOMETHING!" Harry hissed, wiping his black hair out of his face, he glanced at his hands contemplating something.
"What? You have an idea?" Anna asked eagerly, crouching next to Harry.
"Well...If wandless magic is just making guesses of how things could be done...then, maybe I can figure out the appearance spell...." Harry didn't wait for a reply; he closed his eyes and imagined his black hair lightening till it was almost blonde, and growing slightly to cover his scar and hiding his eyes. He opened one eye and peered at Anna who had a hand over her mouth in shock.
"It's not fair!" She whined, "Magic comes so easily to you!"
"It worked then?"
"Yeh, it worked!" She rolled her eyes. "You look like one of those guys in a rock band with the hair that's so long you can hardly see their face!"
"Good, it'll hide my scar!" Harry stood up and almost stumbled in shock as he saw the two people he hadn't wanted to see, standing at the counter.
"Thinking of taking our orders, today or tomorrow?" Snape drawled with narrowed eyes. He tapped his fingers on the counter in annoyance.
"So sorry, please sit down," Harry gestured back at their table, trying to keep the sarcasm out of his voice. He grabbed a notepad and followed them to the table. "What would you like?"
"Spaghetti Bolognaise thanks," Snape's companion said with a polite smile, placing down his menu.
"Same," Snape stated plainly, impatience clear in his voice. Harry nodded and walked off just barely able to hear,
"His hair's worse than yours Severus, and that's saying something!"
He grinned as he walked behind the counter, and placed the order on the metal pin that went through the hatch.
"Fell for it then?" Anna asked and Harry nodded. "That was close, almost thought they overheard us before. Jeez, your Potions Professors a bit of a bastard."
"That's saying it lightly," Harry agreed with a smirk, absent-mindedly pushing the annoying blonde hair out of his eyes.
"Don't do that! Do you want them to see your scar!" She batted his hand away but grinned anyway, "now take that to table 5," She shoved some dishes in his hand with a smile.
"Pushy," Harry smiled and walked off bypassing Snape's table.
"If he is truly running away, then he wouldn't stay around this area. So there's no point looking around here. I could be at home doing other things!" He heard Snape state plainly.
"Other things?" His companion chuckled and brushed back his brown hair that fell straight to the side of his face. Snape glared at him but a smile quirked at his lips. Harry did a double take and before he could stop himself asked,
"Did you just smile?"
Snape spun around and glared at Harry.
"What did you say?" He said darkly.
"Er..." Harry scratched his head awkwardly. "Would you like a drink?" Snape looked at him with a dark and suspicious look.
"Yes thanks, two glasses of cokes, say?" Snape's companion chanced a quick look at Severus and then nodded at Harry who darted away, quicker than he would normally.
"Two cokes, table two. Got to go, Anna, they're getting suspicious, I'll grab Jess for you!" He charged past and out the back without a look back.
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"Oh no!" Molly Weasley gasped a hand rising to cover her mouth.
"I wish we could stay Molly, but we have to inform the Grangers and then join the search. Please keep a look out for Harry."
"Of course, I will Remus. And thankyou!" Remus disappeared through the fireplace in a whirr of green and then stumbled out in another.
"Professor Lupin!" Hermione Granger instantly helped him to his feet.
"I have to be quick, the floo won't be connected for much longer." He nodded with a smile at Hermione's parents in greeting. "Harry has taken off, and we can't find him." Hermione gasped but Remus continued, "Please keep an eye out for him, he may come looking for a place to stay."
"Harry Potter, is that you're friend Hermione?" Her mother asked, looking slightly baffled. Hermione nodded.
"He left, his home, without reason and without telling anyone where he was off too. If he comes here, please notify Dumbledore, I must go." Remus turned and tossed green powder into the flames of the fireplace.
"Yes! Thankyou!" Mrs Granger called after him as he sped away, hugging her daughter tightly.
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"Uh uh uuuh!" Sara blocked Harry's path, wagging a finger in his face.
"But...." Harry began weakly, he glanced around nervously and found Snape's eyes narrowed at him suspiciously.
"No customers back here!" She smiled brightly, "If you're looking for the bathrooms, they're that way." She pointed her thumb across the other side of the room. Thankfully, Anna came to Harry's rescue-if you could even count it as a rescue.
"Sara, its Harry!" Anna blabbed loudly, then slammed a hand over her mouth.
"Good one," Harry shook his head morosely and Anna shrugged mumbling a meek,
"Ooops?"
"Oops, indeed," Sara looked thoughtfully. "If this is Harry what happened to your hair?"
Suddenly Harry had a mad urge to bang his head against a wall....and......he did.
"God...give...me...strength...." He mumbled as he lightly bashed his head against the door jam.
"Stop it! You're scaring the customers, and you-know-who is staring!" Anna grabbed him by the shoulders but Harry spun around out of her grasp and looked around wide-eyed.
"You-Know-Who?" Half-expecting Voldemort to jump out at if him, Harry narrowed his eyes and scanned the room.
"Not You-know-Who, you idiot! The other You-Know....oh shit!" Anna stopped short and watched with a sheepish smile as the two people Harry had been hoping hadn't been listening in came striding over. One with narrowed eyes and the other a look of surprise.
"Just Great, just great..." Harry mumbled sarcastically with a shake of his head.
"What is up with you two?" Sara raised an eyebrow at them. "You're freaking out the customers! Go home, and send Jess over here to help. When you feel you've calmed down, then you can help with the late shift!" Sara put her hand on her hips to emphasise her point but Harry was already way gone, taking his escape route with amazing speed. "Can I help you?" She turned her attention back to the two men, who were standing stunned.
"Who was that boy?" The man with black hair asked curiously.
"Oh, just, Harry Brown...new waiter I just hired. Did he give you any trouble?" Sara seemed to finally be cottoning onto the situation as she gave the two men a very dubious look.
Anna who had been waiting just behind Sara, let out a huge sigh of relief, which didn't go by unheard. Snape looked over Sara's shoulder and gave her a very condescending look.
"I want to talk to Potter," Snape stated, side stepping Sara and walking out the back. He glanced around but found no one. Spinning on his heel he glared at Sara and Anna.
"Oh for the love of God!" Anna muttered shaking her head, for just at that moment Harry and Jess appeared behind Snape, sprawled on the ground.
"Jess!" Harry whined loudly.
"I am not taking your shift!" Jess brushed herself off and stood up and then noticing that she had an audience looked around the room, with an abashed look on her face.
"Things just can't get any better!" Anna muttered.
"Shut up!" Harry shot her a dark look.
"Shut up yourself!"
"Oh that was real good!"
"Shut up!"
"Shut up your-"
"QUIET!" Sara glared daggers at Anna and Harry, Snape stood with an air of frustration and his companion was trying hopelessly to hide his amusement. "Mr Brown!" Sara rounded on Harry, giving him a meaningful look and hoping he got the picture. "I told you not to come back until you calmed down, AND the same goes for you!" She rounded on Anna.
"Easier said than done," Harry mumbled, sending a frustrated look at Jess, who shrugged her shoulders. He and Anna, grabbed the portkey and disappeared. Before Jess could make an escape, Sara through an apron at her.
"You, attend to the customers, NOW!"
Jess ran, and had she been a dog her tail would have been between her legs from the look Sara was sending her way.
"I'm sorry, for this inconvenience," Sara smiled, changing her emotions in a second. She flourished her wand and pointed it at them. "Speak now if you're a wizard or forever forget this incident!" She almost chuckled at herself but didn't as the ugly thin and sallow man pushed her wand away.
"We're wizards-" Snape began about to go on but was interrupted by his companion.
"Sorry for the mistake, we're looking for a boy by the name of Harry. He's been missing since yesterday." He smiled warmly at her and gave Snape a warning look.
"That's alright, I can see now, how this whole incident came about now. Would you like to sit down again, dinner will be on the house," She smiled, throwing wrinkles up her skin.
"Yes that would be nice, thank you very much," the man concluded.
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"Well that was a disaster!" Anna flopped into one of the brown sofas with a tired look on her face.
"NO kidding'" Harry replied flopping down next to her.
"We are so gonna get it."
"Mmmm."
"We're doomed."
"Mmmm."
"Oh well."
"I'm kind of used to it by now."
"Mmmm. You would be."
"Mmmm."
"Mmmm."
(Remember what I said up top?? Hmmmm? Click da' button! Neways, thanx to my first reviewer for Elementals, Otaku freak and another thanx to the other 11 reviewers, Kateen, Kathleen, Fin-Phoenix, Hermione Joanne Potter, Alexis Baracca,.........., kapies, WolfMoon (hi!), Forgotten Loss, Phoenix353 and lastly kittywhiskerlips.
For da' person who reviewed without a name, the dotted space is for you!
Hope you enjoyed da' chap!)
~Bubby