"Is that still there? Gosh id forgotten about it."
The two weaved in and out of groups of children and parents who were all preparing for the New Year at Hogwarts.
They reached a quite back ally, which was empty. "My god do you remember when they couldn't find us that one time and we spent the whole shopping trip here just kissing," said Julie smiling. Lupin put his arm around Julies back and turn to face her. They slowly moved their heads closer and closed their eyes waiting for what would be one of those life-changing kisses.
"Oh yes of course how could I forget that." Lupin let go of her and carried on walking. Julie just stood there. "What's wrong with him?" thought Julie. She ran after him up the ally way but he had already entered the small building.
Julie stepped inside and looked around the place hadn't changed at all. Down one side was the wall filled with books that you could read as you ate, the tables still a dull red with a dripping candles in the middle of each one which never melted down. But what Julie loved most of all about this place was the counter at the back. One half was taken up with a display of mouth-watering cakes of all shapes and colours the other half with big black pots steaming with hot meals. It was a self-service and you paid by putting your money into a pot, which had an aint-theifs charm on it. She spotted Lupin heading for his favourite table right at the back.
"What the hell was all that ok back there?" She asked as she sat down opposite him.
"Nothing I'm sorry its just that how can I explain this to Harry? Its not that I'm not happy to have you back in fact I think we should celebrate but Harry's been through so much lately and well..."
"This might just push him that bit too far? I know. I know what he's gone through I still get the daily prophet and I'm so sorry to hear about Black. I always knew he was innocent but no one would listen to me and now...now he's gone!" Julie burst into floods of tars, which she was unable to control. She put her head on to the table and her arms around it and continued to sob non-stop. Lupin didn't know what to do and stood up to go around to comfort her but then he heard the door open and a familiar voice call his name.
"Harry! Happy Birthday." He said as Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny made their way over to Lupin. "Hello you lot. It's so good to see you all. How have the Dursleys been treating you? Have you got all your new school things? Have you all had a nice holiday? What's everyone having, it's on me."
"Ill just have a pumpkin juice please Lupin." Said Hermionie as she sat down at the table. No one had noticed Julie as she still silently sobbed into her arms.
"Ill have the same" coursed the others at the same time.
"Ill help you Lupin," said Ginny and the too walked off to the counter talking about the holidays and what classes she was thinking of taking this year. The others sat down at the table and then they noticed Julie who was still crying. "Who's she?" mouthed Ron. Harry and Hermione shrugged.
"I'm sorry we didn't see you there," said Hermione as the all stood up to move to another table.
"No, no don't move sit, sit" Said Julie as she looked up and for the first time saw her Nephew in the flesh. Julie hopped she didn't look as bad as she felt as she whipped the remaining tears from her eyes. Ron and Hermione sat back down but Harry stood still as if he had been petrified. Hermione gasped and Ron stared open-mouthed first at Julie then at Harry.
Julie, shakily stood up and held out her hand to Harry, and smiled weakly. After a while Harry held his hand out and they shook hands.
"HI! Hi my name is Julie P...P...P..." Julie tried to talk but found she had some how lost the power of speech.
"I'm Harry. Harry Potter." Harry said not sure if this woman was some kind of Harry Potter fan and just liked to look like him for some kind of joke, or if she was some kind of distant relation. Something told him it was more likely to be the second one.
Harry slowly sat down with out taking her eyes off her. Julie sat down and smiled a nervous smile.
A loud smash could be herd from the counter as Lupin had just dropped the pumpkin juice as he turn to head back to the table and saw that as usual Julie had just jumped into the deep end without thinking. Lupin knew that this was going to affect all of the lives he just couldn't decide if it would be for better or worse.
The two weaved in and out of groups of children and parents who were all preparing for the New Year at Hogwarts.
They reached a quite back ally, which was empty. "My god do you remember when they couldn't find us that one time and we spent the whole shopping trip here just kissing," said Julie smiling. Lupin put his arm around Julies back and turn to face her. They slowly moved their heads closer and closed their eyes waiting for what would be one of those life-changing kisses.
"Oh yes of course how could I forget that." Lupin let go of her and carried on walking. Julie just stood there. "What's wrong with him?" thought Julie. She ran after him up the ally way but he had already entered the small building.
Julie stepped inside and looked around the place hadn't changed at all. Down one side was the wall filled with books that you could read as you ate, the tables still a dull red with a dripping candles in the middle of each one which never melted down. But what Julie loved most of all about this place was the counter at the back. One half was taken up with a display of mouth-watering cakes of all shapes and colours the other half with big black pots steaming with hot meals. It was a self-service and you paid by putting your money into a pot, which had an aint-theifs charm on it. She spotted Lupin heading for his favourite table right at the back.
"What the hell was all that ok back there?" She asked as she sat down opposite him.
"Nothing I'm sorry its just that how can I explain this to Harry? Its not that I'm not happy to have you back in fact I think we should celebrate but Harry's been through so much lately and well..."
"This might just push him that bit too far? I know. I know what he's gone through I still get the daily prophet and I'm so sorry to hear about Black. I always knew he was innocent but no one would listen to me and now...now he's gone!" Julie burst into floods of tars, which she was unable to control. She put her head on to the table and her arms around it and continued to sob non-stop. Lupin didn't know what to do and stood up to go around to comfort her but then he heard the door open and a familiar voice call his name.
"Harry! Happy Birthday." He said as Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny made their way over to Lupin. "Hello you lot. It's so good to see you all. How have the Dursleys been treating you? Have you got all your new school things? Have you all had a nice holiday? What's everyone having, it's on me."
"Ill just have a pumpkin juice please Lupin." Said Hermionie as she sat down at the table. No one had noticed Julie as she still silently sobbed into her arms.
"Ill have the same" coursed the others at the same time.
"Ill help you Lupin," said Ginny and the too walked off to the counter talking about the holidays and what classes she was thinking of taking this year. The others sat down at the table and then they noticed Julie who was still crying. "Who's she?" mouthed Ron. Harry and Hermione shrugged.
"I'm sorry we didn't see you there," said Hermione as the all stood up to move to another table.
"No, no don't move sit, sit" Said Julie as she looked up and for the first time saw her Nephew in the flesh. Julie hopped she didn't look as bad as she felt as she whipped the remaining tears from her eyes. Ron and Hermione sat back down but Harry stood still as if he had been petrified. Hermione gasped and Ron stared open-mouthed first at Julie then at Harry.
Julie, shakily stood up and held out her hand to Harry, and smiled weakly. After a while Harry held his hand out and they shook hands.
"HI! Hi my name is Julie P...P...P..." Julie tried to talk but found she had some how lost the power of speech.
"I'm Harry. Harry Potter." Harry said not sure if this woman was some kind of Harry Potter fan and just liked to look like him for some kind of joke, or if she was some kind of distant relation. Something told him it was more likely to be the second one.
Harry slowly sat down with out taking her eyes off her. Julie sat down and smiled a nervous smile.
A loud smash could be herd from the counter as Lupin had just dropped the pumpkin juice as he turn to head back to the table and saw that as usual Julie had just jumped into the deep end without thinking. Lupin knew that this was going to affect all of the lives he just couldn't decide if it would be for better or worse.