"Here's your coffee. You want me to place that on your tab Clark?" Lana
asked as she gave Harry and Clark their coffees.
"Sure, thanks Lana." Clark said as she gave her a warm smile.
"No problem." Lana said as she smiled back at Clark.
Harry watched the exchange between Clark and Lana and smiled sheepishly to himself.
"What're you smiling about?" Clark asked when he noticed the grin on Harry's face.
"You like her?" Harry asked as Clark's face began to turn red.
"Isn't that kind of personal?" Clark replied.
"Sorry..." Harry began but was cut off by Clark.
"It's ok. So, where are you from?" Clark asked as he eyed Harry's scar curiously.
Harry noticed Clark's staring, and immediately ran his hand through his messy and untidy hair in hopes of blocking the scar from being seen with his hair.
Clark took the hint and stopped looking at Harry's scar.
"I'm from England. I'm here... by myself..." Harry said slowly, not knowing if he should tell Clark this.
"Do you have a place to stay tonight?" Clark asked as he took a sip of his coffee.
"No... I don't..." Harry said as millions of questions came pouring through his mind.
Why didn't you think about this before you came?
You think the Night Bus would come back to pick you up?
Do you think the muggles would accept his wizardry money?
"I didn't think about that... at all..." Harry said as he frowned unhappily.
What was he going to do?
"You don't have a place to stay?" Clark asked as his eye brows raised.
"I... I was in such a hurry to leave... I didn't have time to plan what I was going to do after I arrived here..." Harry muttered as he sighed deeply.
"Clark, what did you say to him? He seemed a lot more cheerful when he came in." a voice rang out from behind Clark.
Clark sprung around and saw Lana standing there with a look on her face.
"Well... um... he just realized he has no place to stay tonight..." Clark explained as Lana nodded.
"What's his name?" Lana asked as she sat down beside Clark.
"Harry... Harry Potter. He's from England." Clark explained as he looked over at Harry, whose head was buried in his hands, he seemed, apparently in deep thought.
"Harry... my name's Lana Lang. I work here at the Talon. If you need a temporary place to stay, there's a spare room in the back of the shop. You can stay there if you want." Lana said as Harry looked up at her.
"You'd be willing to let me stay here? I mean... wouldn't you get in trouble or anything?" Harry asked as a look of happiness appeared onto his face.
"I'm sure Lex would be okay with it—"
"Did someone say my name?" a voice asked as foot steps were heard approaching them.
A bald man sat down on a small couch in between Clark, Lana and Harry, and then smiled slightly.
"Hey Lex." Clark said as he took another sip of his coffee.
"We were just talking... there's a new kid in town, Harry Potter... he has no place to stay, and I'm just suggesting the room behind the shop—"
"I'm sure that's no problem. How long do you think you'll be staying?" Lex asked as he looked over at Harry.
"I... I... I don't know to." Harry said as he frowned and sighed again.
"Come on Lex, just let the guy stay. You guys don't even use that room." Clark said as Lex nodded considerately.
"Sure, why not. You seem like an okay kid." Lex said as Harry's face brightened up.
"Thank you... Mr..."
"Luther. Lex Luther." Lex said as he shook Harry's hand.
"Thank you sir! You have no idea how grateful I am!" Harry said as he picked up the mug full of coffee off the table in front of him.
"Careful! It's—" Clark didn't have a chance to finish his sentence before Harry took a large gulp of the coffee.
"Hot!" Harry said as he opened his mouth and fanned it with his hand.
"I tried to warn you." Clark said as he smiled.
"Mr. Luther—"
"Call me Lex." Lex said as Harry nodded.
"Do you know if it's possible for me to get a job here helping out? The only money I have is in England currency." Harry admitted.
"Of course. Lana, think you can use his help?" Lex replied as Lana nodded happily.
"And about the England currency thing... Clark can show you where the bank is, and you can switch the money to American cash." Lex said as Harry looked over to Clark who nodded quickly to agree.
"Thanks..." Harry said as a smile appeared onto his face.
He hadn't expected so many friendly people in this town. Little did he know, he was being watched.
"Sure, thanks Lana." Clark said as she gave her a warm smile.
"No problem." Lana said as she smiled back at Clark.
Harry watched the exchange between Clark and Lana and smiled sheepishly to himself.
"What're you smiling about?" Clark asked when he noticed the grin on Harry's face.
"You like her?" Harry asked as Clark's face began to turn red.
"Isn't that kind of personal?" Clark replied.
"Sorry..." Harry began but was cut off by Clark.
"It's ok. So, where are you from?" Clark asked as he eyed Harry's scar curiously.
Harry noticed Clark's staring, and immediately ran his hand through his messy and untidy hair in hopes of blocking the scar from being seen with his hair.
Clark took the hint and stopped looking at Harry's scar.
"I'm from England. I'm here... by myself..." Harry said slowly, not knowing if he should tell Clark this.
"Do you have a place to stay tonight?" Clark asked as he took a sip of his coffee.
"No... I don't..." Harry said as millions of questions came pouring through his mind.
Why didn't you think about this before you came?
You think the Night Bus would come back to pick you up?
Do you think the muggles would accept his wizardry money?
"I didn't think about that... at all..." Harry said as he frowned unhappily.
What was he going to do?
"You don't have a place to stay?" Clark asked as his eye brows raised.
"I... I was in such a hurry to leave... I didn't have time to plan what I was going to do after I arrived here..." Harry muttered as he sighed deeply.
"Clark, what did you say to him? He seemed a lot more cheerful when he came in." a voice rang out from behind Clark.
Clark sprung around and saw Lana standing there with a look on her face.
"Well... um... he just realized he has no place to stay tonight..." Clark explained as Lana nodded.
"What's his name?" Lana asked as she sat down beside Clark.
"Harry... Harry Potter. He's from England." Clark explained as he looked over at Harry, whose head was buried in his hands, he seemed, apparently in deep thought.
"Harry... my name's Lana Lang. I work here at the Talon. If you need a temporary place to stay, there's a spare room in the back of the shop. You can stay there if you want." Lana said as Harry looked up at her.
"You'd be willing to let me stay here? I mean... wouldn't you get in trouble or anything?" Harry asked as a look of happiness appeared onto his face.
"I'm sure Lex would be okay with it—"
"Did someone say my name?" a voice asked as foot steps were heard approaching them.
A bald man sat down on a small couch in between Clark, Lana and Harry, and then smiled slightly.
"Hey Lex." Clark said as he took another sip of his coffee.
"We were just talking... there's a new kid in town, Harry Potter... he has no place to stay, and I'm just suggesting the room behind the shop—"
"I'm sure that's no problem. How long do you think you'll be staying?" Lex asked as he looked over at Harry.
"I... I... I don't know to." Harry said as he frowned and sighed again.
"Come on Lex, just let the guy stay. You guys don't even use that room." Clark said as Lex nodded considerately.
"Sure, why not. You seem like an okay kid." Lex said as Harry's face brightened up.
"Thank you... Mr..."
"Luther. Lex Luther." Lex said as he shook Harry's hand.
"Thank you sir! You have no idea how grateful I am!" Harry said as he picked up the mug full of coffee off the table in front of him.
"Careful! It's—" Clark didn't have a chance to finish his sentence before Harry took a large gulp of the coffee.
"Hot!" Harry said as he opened his mouth and fanned it with his hand.
"I tried to warn you." Clark said as he smiled.
"Mr. Luther—"
"Call me Lex." Lex said as Harry nodded.
"Do you know if it's possible for me to get a job here helping out? The only money I have is in England currency." Harry admitted.
"Of course. Lana, think you can use his help?" Lex replied as Lana nodded happily.
"And about the England currency thing... Clark can show you where the bank is, and you can switch the money to American cash." Lex said as Harry looked over to Clark who nodded quickly to agree.
"Thanks..." Harry said as a smile appeared onto his face.
He hadn't expected so many friendly people in this town. Little did he know, he was being watched.