Chapter Two Free Drinks

Remus watched the brunette walk out of the train in a hurry, he observed the way she walked. Chin up, determined. He smirked to the side as he felt his eyes drop to her hips. He turned his head and left without announcing.

The girl was very familiar, he thought to himself. He admitted that she looked very similar to somebody he once knew but he let that thought slide because that girl he met had brown hair and brown eyes, the girl he thought of was different.

He apparated to Sirius' house at once.

The air was misty and cool, it seemed like no one was home and the house looked musky and abandoned.

He wrapped his hands inside his pocket, he could practically build an icicle with his breath.

"Sirius?" he called out, not moving from his spot.

"What are you doing out here?" said a voice from behind him. Remus let out a jump and took his wand out. "Don't wet yourself Moony, it's just me."

"Well, you think you'd have the decency to present yourselff before jumping out of the shadows, thank you very much Ava."

She gave him a pat on the back, "Best be getting inside old man, it's getting too dark to even see."

Remus ran a hand through his hair, "I'm not that old, please."
She smirked.

"Sirius, Remmy is here." Ava said taking her hood off, she was dressed in a black silky wizard robe. She had just returned from her work, she was working in an old cauldrons shop in Knockturn Alley.

Sirius peaked out from the top of a long black spirally staircase, "Moony, one minute. Holly is awake, don't worry won't be long."

"I can see Mrs. Potter is still here." Remus noted. "So Ava, I haven't seen you in a while, how's it going?"

"Pretty good, I'm living with Sirius at the moment. We were missing you last month at this Quidditch Game."

Remus gave her a suspicious look, "You and Sirius, together?"

She laughed, "No, just housemates." She looked up towards Sirius. "He makes it seem like he saw you yesterday."

"Well, Sirius, he's not really an emotional bloke. He likes to hide them so he can seem superior."

"What are we all talking about?" Sirius said smiling, bringing a kettle of tea down.

"Nothing," Remus said smiling. "So mate, long time no see."

"I know, you should have owled that you were coming. Really out of the blue." Sirius said pouring tea in cups for us.

"Well, the reason I came is because I thought I saw Lily today." Remus said in a small whisper.

Sirius rolled his eyes, "Everyone claims they see Lily, Moony."

Remus shook his head, "No, this girl was so close to the real thing. It's only been three and a half years Padfoot, I think I would remember Lily. This girl had short brown hair though."

Sirius shook his head, he was growing impatient, "You didn't see her mate, just forget about it. I don't want to hear it. I am tired of people telling me they saw her, they think that we're just going to jump up and pay them or something. If the ministry of magic couldn't find her, what makes you think you did?"

Remus shrugged, reddening, "She didn't claim she was Lily, she actually lost her memory-"

"So you just assume she's Lily?" Sirius barked at him.

Ava saw danger ahead, "Could we change the subject, please?"

Sirius shot her a look, "Do not owl James and tell him any of this; the poor bloke has enough problems than to deal with your bad sight."

Ava nodded, "He's right. We haven't seen him in so long and he has enough problems with his mum and his life--just don't do anything stupid."

Remus nodded, "I'm sorry. Just forget I ever mentioned it."

A month passed by...

"Hi, my name is Flower, and I'll be your waitress today. Can I take your order?"

"Hi, can I take two blueberry bursts. Virgin. With cherries on the side. Keep it nice and cold, but with no ice." Ordered two blondes sitting on a table. "Wait a minute; Carousel, should we order for the guys?"

The other blonde said in a high demanding voice, "Well, we'll take two butterbeers."

"Thank you." Flower said jotting it down.

She walked away from them and entered the kitchen and hung up their order, "Frankie, what am I doing here?"

"I've told you several times already."

She moaned tired, "Tell me again."

"You failed your apparation exam." He sighed putting fruits in the blender. "Three times."

Flowers moaned yet again.

"Tell me," Frankie asked," how does one fail their apparation test "You choke up and end up apparating ten feet from where you where originally standing."

Frankie handed the order of drinks, shaking his head, "Pitiful."

"Don't remind me," she groaned. She looked out the window and observed the two blondes sitting down. "I bet they didn't fail their apparation test."

Frankie rolled his eyes and poured the drinks out, using his wand, "Well, look at them. They look like they had 'daddy' pay the people to let them pass."

Flower humped again, "Pass me the drinks Frankie."

She grabbed the drinks and headed over to their table, "Here's your order. Sorry if it took too long."

The blonde on the right took a sip of her drink and squealed, "This totally had ice on it, I specifically said no Ice. What are you trying to poison me?"

Flower sighed, "Actually, that's the quality of good magic. It feels like there's ice in it but there really isn't."

The one named Carousel gave her the nastiest look ever, "Are you trying to call her stupid? I think she would know if there was ice in it or not!"

"I guarantee you, there was no ice." Flower said again, patiently.

"Hey ladies," said a voice from behind. Carousel's eyes immediately lit up.

"Hi Remmy," she said patting a spot next to him. "We ordered butterbeers for you guys, since we didn't know what you wanted."

"Talking about butterbeers, where are they?" demanded the other one.

Flower sighed, "They are in their way. Should I bring you menu's?"

"That would be smart, wouldn't it?" snapped Carousel.

Flower left to the back to get their drinks and menus.

"Here you go, sorry." Flower smiled at them and looked at the two new people.

One was tall and buff looking, he also looked kind of restless like he didn't want to be here. He had light blue eyes with very dark brown hair. He wasn't looking at her, instead he gazed down as if daydreaming.

The other one was staring at Flower, boring his eyes into her. She could feel her white skin heat up. He had speckled light brown hair that hung over his eyes, that seemed a light gray. He was much scrawnier looking than the other one.

He must have noted her blush because he then said, "You were the girl at the train, weren't you? Flower?"

Flower looked at him closely, "Oh, hey. I didn't recognize you."
"You know her?" questioned the other girl, making a face.

"Oh, yeah, we go way back. Right, Flower?" he said smirking at her. She giggled and nodded.

The other boy started to give interest in who Remus was paying attention to. His eyes started looking at her, like he too, knew her.

"Well, I'm Flower and I'll be your waitress for today. Here are your menu's. Please ring when your ready."

As soon as Flower was out of ear shot, Carousel smacked Remus on the shoulder "What were you doing that for?"

"Do what for?"

"You were flirting with that waitress!"

"Nah, Care. You're just seeing things."

Carousel huffed as she glared at Flower's back as she walked away and picked up a menu as soon as she was out of sight.

"What is everyone ordering?" Remus asked looking about the table.
Sirius shrugged still looking down at the table and said whatever Remus ordered was fine with him, as did the others.

Remus sighed ringing the little bell that was on their table.

"Ugh...they're intolerable! I can't go back out there! I only have so much patience." Flower said crossing her arms. She peaked out the kitchen. "You go do it."

Frankie wiped a plate and looked up, "You need the money. Your rent is almost due, isn't it?"

She groaned, "Yeah, it is. All right, here I go." She grabbed her wand and a piece of paper. She put her brown hair up in a ponytail and went out the door.

"Ready?" Flower said, smiling broadly at them.

"Yes, we'll all have steaks. Well, done. With a side order of salad." Remus said smiling at her. "And throw in an apple pie for yourself."

Flower felt her face heat up again, she hated blushing, "It's all right, I already had my lunch."

Carousels eyes lit up with fire, "We'll have the exact same thing except no meat. We're vegetarians."

Flower smiled, "That's nice, so am I."

The girl sitting next to Carousel, who Flower heard her name being said Winnie, drawled, "We're vegetarian because of health reasons. Are you also because of that reason or is it because you'd become a cannibal?"

"Pardon?" Flower asked confused but still very angry.

Winnie smiled in delight and said once more, "Well, when a cow eats a cow, that's cannibalism and that's how it would be in your case."

"Winnie!" squealed Carousel giggling.

Remus shot them both dead stares.

Flower summoned a drink with her wand, "That joke was just so funny, here let me get you something for it. Don't worry, it's on me." She then poured a giant cup of water on both of them.

Remus and the boy next to him snorted.

"You are so going to be fired for this!" Carousel yelled pointing a finger at her.

"Don't worry, I quit!" Flower said, she had enough. She threw down her towel, metaphorically speaking. She marched out the restaurant waving adios to Frankie.

"That was the girl I saw in the train!" Remus hissed at Sirius when they were alone, back in Sirius' house.

Sirius carried a tea kettle to the washer with his wand, he sighed, "She did resemble her."

Remus scoffed, "Didn't you see that? It was Her!"

Sirius shook his head, "It's not."

"How do you know?" Remus persisted.

"Look Moony," Sirius didn't seem to find the right words for what he was trying to say, "don't be naive. I would love it as much as the next person if Lily would come back; but you don't expect me to believe some girl with brown hair and brown eyes is Lily?"

Remus sighed, "She poured drinks on those girls the same way she poured them on us! Lily was known for pouring drinks when she was mad! That has to be her!"

"Who does?" said a voice from behind them.

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