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Chapter 4- Coffee and Peppermint

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Harry woke up and saw Hermione slam a piece of parchment on his bedside table. He saw a blurry version of her. Putting on his glasses, he stood up.

"What's that?" he asked yawning.

"Class lists," Hermione said happily. "We get to go Diagon Alley and get our books today."

"Great, I need new quills," Ron said, awakening.

"I need new robes. The sleeves of my old ones go up between my wrist and elbow," Harry said.

"You always seem to need robes Harry. Buy them bigger!" Hermione said, folding her arms across her chest.

Harry shrugged nonchalantly.

"You're missing the point!" Hermione said.

"Should we guess it? I love guessing games!" Ron said.

"C'mon, Hermione, it's early. Give us a break," Harry said.

"Actually, it's NOT early. It's 11:18," Hermione pointed out. "Anyway, Mrs. Weasley is taking us to Diagon Alley. So that means..."

"They'll be alone!" Harry said excitedly.

"This is great!" Harry thought. "They can be alone together! Of course, we won't know what they will be doing. But alone time can really make you figure out if you like them or not. What if we..." Harry's inner ramblings were interrupted by Hermione snapping her fingers in his face.

"Harry! Earth to Harry! Go get dressed!" Hermione snapped.

"Well we have to wait until you leave don't we?" asked Ron, tapping his foot. With his arms folded over his just.

"Oh...right," Hermione said, looking at Ron and slightly blushing.

As soon as the two got dressed, they heard a knock on the door. "Come in," they said simultaneously.

"Ready to go to Diagon Alley?" asked Tonks, poking her (currently curly brown) head in the doorway.

"Are you coming too?" asked Harry.

"Oh no...she doesn't want to be with him? What if she doesn't like him the way he does? What he gets depressed? And then what if she's the only one who can repair his fragile soul? And then..." Ron looked at Harry strangely.

"Are you right Harry?" Tonks asked, looking worried.

"What? Oh, yeah, fine," He said

"Are you having...visions?" Tonks asked.

"No! Of course I'm not, I'm just thinking," Harry said.

"Harry, if you ever have any strange vision or ever need to talk, the Order is always here for you," Tonks said.

Harry laughed inside his head. "They think I'm thinking homicidal/suicidal thoughts! They think I'm crazy! If only they knew I was thinking of how Jose and Elena got Gordo and Maria together on El Gordo! And then...using the same techniques on Tonks and Lupin."

"Come on, let's go," Tonks said. The three of them walked downstairs into the living room. Mrs. Weasley, Hermione, Ginny, and Lupin were standing by the fireplace.

"Why don't you go first, Mrs. Weasley? Then, Ginny and I will go, and then Harry and Ron, and you two can bring up the rear," Hermione said, pointing to Tonks and Lupin.

Hermione caught Harry's eye and smiled. Both of them had noticed a small smile on Tonks and Lupin's faces.

"Sounds good," Mrs. Weasley said. "Diagon Alley!" and with a puff of green smoke, she was gone.

Hermione and Ginny went, then Harry and Ron. Soon, they were all in Diagon Alley.

"I need robes!" Harry said.

"I want to get my textbooks!" Hermione said.

"Me too!" added Ginny.

"I want to check out Fred and George's joke shop!" said Ron.

"So do I!" Tonks said.

"All right, all right! Tonks and Ron can go visit the joke shop. Hermione, Ginny and I will get everyone's textbooks. Harry and Remus can get robes. We'll meet at the ice cream parlor at two-thirty," Mrs. Weasley said and everyone broke off into their groups.

---Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions---

"I need some black robes for school and...dress robes?" Harry stopped. "What do we need dress robes for? We aren't having another Yule Ball because we aren't having another Triwizard tournament!"

Lupin smiled. "Every year there's a small ball for the 6th and 7th years. The Yule ball was big and fancy; the Returning Ball is small and casual."

"How come none of the younger students never know?" Harry asked.

"It's like how muggles can't see Hogwarts. To you, the Great Hall just looks empty," Lupin explained.

Harry bought three pairs of new black robes and a pair of green robes like the ones from 4th year. Lupin bought a pair of shabby second-hand robes.

The two walked out of the store. Harry felt guilty that he could buy new robes, but Lupin's were so shabby.

"Be right back," he said disappearing into the store. He bought Lupin a very nice pair of wine red robes. At first, he tore off a piece of parchment and wrote, Harry, but then crumpled it up. He got another piece and wrote something else.

---Weasley's Wizard Wheezes---

"Mmm, this is good. Try a piece," Tonks said, handing a small piece of chocolate to Ron.

"Yum." He was expecting the words to come out talking, but he was singing. "Hey! What's going on?" he sang.

Tonks, Fred, and George were laughing. "Singing Sweets!" George said. "Make you sing, not talk! A box for 7 sickles!"

"How long does it last?" asked Ron, still singing.

"Depends on how good you are. In your case, you probably won't be singing much longer. You're terribly off-key," Fred explained.

Tonks and Ron stayed in the shop longer, playing pranks on each other. They came out with their money bags lighter, with a big bag of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.

"We still have a lot of time to kill," Tonks said, looking at her watch. "Lets get some food. I'm starving."

They walked over to Harold's Hot Dogs and each ordered a hot dog. Ron decided to use this time with Tonks to help get them back together.

"Can I ask you a question?" Ron asked.

"You just did. But sure, you can ask me another," Tonks said laughing.

"How do you think is the best way to get a girl to like you?" he asked. Harry said to work slowly and start talking generally. This was general, even if he did want to know the answer.

"I was wondering if you guys were going to ask me for girl advice. I say be a gentleman. Hold doors, carry her books, whatever. Just be nice. Most girls like class," she explained. Now I get to ask you. How do you get a guy to like you?"

"Oh my God!" Ron thought. "She's trying to Lupin to like her! I want to scream HE DOES!!!! But...I don't think so. Let's see. What would Lupin like?"

"I think you should have a sense of humor and be able to laugh at yourself. Most guys like a funny girl," Ron said.

She nodded and looked at her watch. "We'd better go," she said. Ron and Tonks arrived at Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor at the same time as the others. Ron reached the door first and opened it. He let Hermione in, and then closed it in front of Ginny.

They ordered ice cream and talked about their time. Harry notices Tonks and Lupin sitting next to each other. Mrs. Weasley was giving Harry and Ron their textbooks. Harry told Ron about the robes, and Ron told Harry about the advice. The two were looking incredibly happy, especially when Tonks took a flirty bite of Lupin's coffee ice cream

"Yuck," she said, making a face. "Coffee and peppermint don't go together."

Harry hoped it wasn't a sign.

They finished their ice cream and took Floo Powder back to Grimmauld place. Harry ran upstairs and quietly tiptoed into Lupin's room. He took out the red robes and placed them on Lupin's bed. He then took out the piece of parchment, placing it carefully on the robes. When Lupin walked into the room, he saw

Dear Remus,

I thought you could use a nice pair of robes. And I thought you would really like the wine color. But please, let's keep the robes a secret. Don't mention them out loud, or thank me.

Love, Tonks.

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