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"So, what are you doing for lunch now that your girlfriend is gone?" Lexi asked as the clock in Harry's office struck twelve noon—lunch time.
"Girlfriend?" Harry asked distractedly as he leafed through the stack of papers on his desk, looking for what appeared to be a very important inter-office memo that had—like everything else on his desk—gotten lost.
"You ever consider cleaning your desk off?" Lexi asked, laughing.
"I'm scared that you would pin me down and—er—if I cleaned it off," Harry said sarcastically. He could've sworn that he had put it on top of the stack. "Back to my original question, where'd Liz go?"
"Don't worry, I assure you that I, Lexi Excalibur Reagan will never pin you down on your desk and—if you cleaned it off," Lexi said sincerely, putting air-quotes around the last part.
"Excalibur?" Harry asked, looking up in surprise with raised eyebrows.
"Yes, Excalibur," Lexi said with a look on her face daring him to challenge her.
"Should I even ask?" Harry asked, going back to sorting through the memos for the last six months that had stacked up on his desk. He was halfway through and he still hadn't found what he was looking for. Maybe he should go nick Hermione's. Then again, she would be terrible angry if she found out that he had taken it and he didn't need her angry at him for anything else right now.
"Not that you need to know, but for future reference, my mother happened to be reading a novel set in the time of King Author when I was born," Lexi said in a condescending tone.
"Interesting," Harry muttered. "Back to my original question, where's Liz?"
"Sorry, your sixty second time slot to get your question answered has been expired," Lexi said in a mock-sympathetic voice.
"So now I have a sixty second time slot to get you to answer my questions?" Harry asked, playing along.
"Looks like it," Lexi said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"How charming," Harry said in a sarcastic tone as he continued to ruffle through his papers.
"Isn't it though?" Lexi asked with a sunny disposition.
Harry grunted and began searching through his inbox on the desk.
"Can you believe that they're evaluating us trainees already?" Lexi asked after a few moments of silence.
Harry's head snapped up.
"Where did you hear that?" He asked accusingly.
Lexi gestured to the paper in her hands.
Harry tried to stifle a scream of annoyance as he leaned over and took the paper out of her hands.
"Who kicked you in the shins?" Lexi asked after Harry finished his mini-screaming hissy fit.
"This is what I've been looking for all this time," Harry said in annoyance as he skimmed the memo.
"Well why didn't you just ask for it?" Lexi asked in a confused voice.
"How the hell was I supposed to know that you had it?" Harry asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Well, if you would've asked," Lexi mumbled. "Anyway, what are you doing for lunch?"
"I don't know. Going to a diner and getting a BLT maybe," Harry said as he wondered what he was doing for lunch. A bacon, lettuce, and tomato hamburger sounded quite tasty at the moment though.
"Alone?" Lexi asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Looks like it," Harry said. He hated eating alone in public. It made him feel like he was Dudley or something. Maybe he should just go home.
"Would you like to get lunch together?" Lexi asked quietly.
"Don't you have someone you usually eat with?" Harry asked after a slight pause.
"Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I usually don't feel like talking to anyone after Occlumency lessons though," Lexi said quietly.
"You? Alone? Who'd have thought?" Harry asked teasingly as he remembered how he felt after Occlumency lessons. He had just wanted to be alone.
"You know I can always revoke my invitation," Lexi said threateningly.
"I'm not giving you time—" Harry began. He was cut off by a popping noise.
"Hello," Elizabeth said cheerfully with a smile as she walked around Harry's desk, sat on his lap, and gave him a hug and a light kiss on the cheek.
"Oh, hi—um, this is Lexi," Harry said, feeling very awkward and wishing that Liz wouldn't be sitting on his lap and tousling his hair. It made the entire situation more awkward.
"Hi," Liz said—her voice lacking its usual sweetness, extending her hand with a smile, "I think we've met briefly, but it's good to see you."
"Likewise," Lexi said, shaking Liz's hand.
"Harry," Liz said—her voice going back to normal-- turning back to him and ignoring Lexi, "I was wondering if you'd like to eat lunch together."
"Well, I was planning on—" Harry began to say, feeling very uncomfortable.
"You don't want to spend time with me?" Liz asked in what Harry perceived as a whiny voice as she slightly stuck out her bottom lip.
Harry was suddenly annoyed. This was not a cute gesture, it was a spoiled brat gesture.
"Yes," Harry said in voice that might make someone think he was addressing a five-year old. "I just had plans already."
"I thought Hermione was out of town?" Liz asked, her forehead wrinkling in confusion.
"Don't you think I have other friends?" Harry asked in annoyance as he swatted her hand away from his forehead.
"You'd rather spend time with your friends than me?" Liz asked, pouting.
"Harry," Lexi said quietly as she stood up to walk out, "It's alright."
"Just hold on a second, Lexi. Liz, the point isn't whether I would or wouldn't rather spend time with my friends, the point is that I had a previous commitment," Harry said as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, resisting the urge to suddenly shoot out of his chair.
"With who?" Liz asked, the sugar coating once again gone from her voice.
"With her," Harry said, gesturing towards Lexi who looked very much like she'd rather be anywhere else at the moment.
"I'm sure she would understand if you'd rather spend time with your girlfriend," Liz said in a bitter voice.
"Once again, it doesn't matter if she'd understand or not, it matters that I gave her my word and I intend to keep it," Harry said as he let out a deep breath.
"I really wouldn't mind—" Lexi began.
"See? She doesn't mind," Liz said, the sweetness back in her voice.
"Liz, wouldn't it be nicer for you to invite her to eat with us?" Harry asked patiently.
"You know what? It's obvious that you don't want to spend time with your girlfriend, so I'll just leave," Liz said, standing up disapparating.
"Harry, that really wasn't—" Lexi began after a moment.
Harry grunted.
"When I asked you to go to lunch, I really didn't want to cause any problems between you and Liz," Lexi said apologetically.
"You didn't cause problems, she did," Harry said with his face in his hands. Who knew that Liz was so spoiled and jealous?
"You don't really seem like you want to go anywhere with anyone right now, so how about if I just go pick something up to eat and bring it back?" Lexi asked.
"Sounds good to me," Harry said, trying his very best not to take his anger out on Lexi.
"BLT?" Lexi asked as she stood up.
"Please," Harry said with a slight smile.
~~Well, there it is! Hope you liked it! Now go ahead, you know you want to email me or write a review about your personal favorite ways to kill of Liz. Lol! As it turns out, she's not perfect afterall! ::Insert sarcasm:: We didn't see that one coming, did we? Mmk, well, howabout 96 reviews? You know, it would be awesome if we could break a hundred, but I guess that's too much to ask… Though it would be an awesome b-day present… Anyway, go REVIEW!~~
PotterChick1~Thanks for understanding! Gee… Hmm… I wonder who the next wedding will be for… Hmm… Oh, yeah, you guys actually have no way of knowing for sure since y'all aren't in my head (Don't feel bad, it's kinda an odd place to be anyway)… I'm sure you can figure it out though!
Faith456~I've seen "Waterboy"! Atleast a hundred times… Yeah, all the accents and stuff, they're making fun of people who live here and near here… Lol! No! I don't talk like that! Nevermind, you've never seen the movie anyway… I couldn't possibly choose a favorite Adam Sandler movie… Lol! Of course there will be another wedding! No, actually, there will be a potato famine, thus killing every single character in this fanfiction before the second wedding can take place… Lol! (I think I had too much chocolate… There will be another wedding)
Lannei~I'm glad I didn't upset you! And I'm also glad you love this story! Well, as I said, she was getting bored and decided to make a cameo appearance… Did she even make an appearance? Mmk, well she decided that her name should be tossed into the story… I mean, how could it be 'Moine's wedding w/out Ginny?
Muse of the Stars~Of course Harry's paranoid. Hell, if I were him, I would cut off all contact w/people out of fear that one of them will try and murder me! He had to talk to her eventually, right? I mean, why not at a wedding when they're both all dolled up.
Queen of Zan~It actually sucks a lot more for them than it does for me… Lol! Sorry, I'm a bit… Odd today… Lol! Don't feel bad about the long word thing… Every time I use the word innuendo in school, like six people ask me if I made the word up! Yes! You finally updated! I like your story and incase I forgot to put it in my review, love the Blaise thing! It was too funny!!
Dracosprinipessa~Duh to me! I had actually checked, but when I typed my thank you, I forgot for some odd reason… Lol! Leave it to me! Maybe Draco can make a brief cameo… Nah, sorry, I couldn't do him any justice… I'm glad you like!
Chiquita-3~Lol! I found the coffee thing funny too! It'll make another appearance… Don't worry… I mean, if he smells like coffee, imagine how strong the smell is in his apartment! He apparated right on time, imagine the fit 'Moine would throw if he were late for her wedding! Yeah, enjoyment with Krum… I see that one happening… Lol! Of course Harry's being an idiot! That's what he does! He's trying to do the right thing though!
Dee Ann~That would be terrible! Why didn't I think of that!?!?