[Puddifoots] What in Merlin's name..

[Ian Snyder]

Ian made his way around Hogsmeade village, not a friend nor foe in sight. This was rather strange for the young Ravenclaw, use to being followed around by fawning fan girls or an uptight professor. He couldn't understand what they were complaining about, he showed up for how many classes last week? Two, which is a vast improvement. Besides, he was already at the top of his class. So what if he didn't need their crummy lesson schedules? He could do perfectly fine on his own and still manage an O (outstanding). Giving a heavy sigh he made his way towards the nearest shop. He needed a drink, even if meant going inside Madame Puddifoots Tea Shop. By the sight of the shop, even from the outside, it looked a little too..pink for his liking. What a sight this would be.. Ian, in all black, entering the land of tea cozies. He fiddled with his lip ring for a moment or so before entering, pushing the door open and sneaking inside. Yes, sneaking. You think he wanted people to see him walk in a place like this? I think not.

"Erm..One please," he muttered beneath his breath, his eyes widening towards the bright and cheerful atmosphere. Ian was a fairly happy boy himself, but this was too much. He felt like he had just fallen into the date from Hell, Hell being an understatement. He allowed the waitress to lead him over to one of the many doilie covered tables. "I just want a quick drink, so you can tak- Or not..," he watched as the woman walked off to seat the next party, giving her a roll of his eyes. Just great. As if he didn't look like enough of an outcast at school, now he was basically in fairy world.

He removed the black hat from atop his head, tilting back in his chair. Perhaps he didn't look like too much an outcast after all. Sure, he was the only one with a lip ring, but jeans and a black shirt weren't half bad. "Tea..tea..tea.. I should have known." He read over the menu, trying to find something that didn't resemble tea. No luck yet.

[Aleesha Lovegood]

“Thank You Madame,” said the small quiet voice of Aleesha Lovegood. She gathered up the many packets of seeds placing them into a plastic bag and exited the small store covered in foliage. Many people didn’t travel this far down in Hogsmede but Aleesha couldn’t pass up going to her favorite horticulture store, and besides she needed a few things anyway and this was the only place she’d be able to get anything while at school.

Aleesha walked up the street with a little skip in her step. It was a beautiful day today, perfect weather for just walking around. She was now in the more popular part of Hogsmede and the streets were packed with people enjoying the fresh air. Aleesha looked around, examining the many stores around her but one stuck out. Madame Puttifoot’s Tea Shop. The little tea shop was defiantly not her style, everything covered in doilies and other frilly little pink things, but she enjoyed going in there and getting a nice cup of tea.

Feeling a little thirsty, Aleesha decided to enter the pink fortress even if she did feel a little awkward going in all alone. She turned the small gold handle on the door and opened into the girly world. Everything was just so tacky but the worst thing had to be the floating thing throwing pink confetti. A small woman came over to Aleesha wearing a frilly pink apron, “Sorry honey but there’s no open tables so I’m gonna have to sit you with someone else.”

“Oh well that’s...” Aleesha didn’t get to finish her sentence; the lady was pulling her by the arm escorting her to one of the small round tables. While being dragged across the shop, Aleesha looked around at all the disgusting little couples, snogging along having a grand old time. The lady was right; there really were no open tables at all. Today seemed like the day to publically snog, not that people didn’t do that everywhere else. Aleesha looked forward towards the direction they were headed but quickly turned at the sight of a fellow Ravenclaw sitting all alone. ‘Oh please no,’ she said to herself. Ian Snyder, the super smart rebel of Ravenclaw, always skipping classes but managing to remain top of his year. And not to mention, Aleesha had the biggest crush on him ever. The tea shop lady stopped at Ian's table and just smiled. “There’s no tables left so this young lady’s gonna have to sit with you dear,” she said looking towards Ian. Aleesha just blushed and sat down. This wasn’t goingawkward at all or anything.