Madam Puddifoot's

"I think I saw that," Diana grinned devilishly.

"I am going to kill her..." Darien muttered.
"I spent 63 hours in a tree for fear of the 'Karma monster'!!"

Diana giggled. "I should tell Nick about this..."

"Noooo! Please!"
Darien stuck a hand in his pocket and pulled out a paper bag.
"I'll give you a cookie!"

((lol))

"Is that how your planning to shut me up?" Diana said. "With a cookie?"

"Don't you like cookies?" Darien held the bag out, with a cheesy grin on his face.

"They're alright..." Diana said. "But they'll only shut me up for a while..."

Darien pouted and did his puppy dog eyes.

"Here," Diana said. "Have a cookie." She took one out of the bag and gave it to him.

"And you've never been here before? Not even once?" Horatio stated, eyes wide and he escorted Professor DeLanquar to a table, pulling away the unneeded chair.
"No, I have not." she sighed. "And I do not see why it is of any relevance." Horatio chuckled.

"Of course." he muttered, ordering a pot of Darjeeling and seating himself across from Eglantine. "So is this our first date?" he asked, chuckling as she blushed.
"No, this is where we are meeting your nephew." She returned, looking anywhere in the room besides at him.
"Ah so I see." Horatio sniffed sadly. "Perhaps we could have both. A meeting and a date?" One look from the confused Head of Gryffindor crashed his hope of the rocks of despair. "As you wish, my dear."

Sipping their tea, Horatio watched the woman with him closely. She had obviously perfect tea habits. He was beginning to think that drinking tea was an art the way she carefully stirred the hot liquid, methodically arranging the delicate china cup so that it aligned perfectly with the saucer beneath, a cooling charm and then a heating charm later, she grasped the smooth handle of the cup firmly and yet with an unmatched grace. Lifting it to her lips, she sipped the tea soundlessly and then lowered it to rest in the perfect centre of the saucer.

"Bravo!" he exclaimed, clapping his hands. Eglantine looked up at him from the cup, pure puzzlement engraved in her green eyes.
"What?" she exclaimed softly. Horatio just chuckled.
"Elaborate tea ritual, my dear. You could best the Japanese." she raised her eyebrows and he quickly decided that clapping over her tea was not the best way to win her heart. Maybe he should start a list...

#1- Clapping over Eglantine DeLanquar's tea preparations, elaborate as they are is hardly a good way to remain healthy. Perfect, he'd keep a list from now on.

"Which types of tea are your favourite, my dear?" he asked. Eglantine sighed.
"Any sort of tea is quite welcome. Do you have any favourites?" Horatio shook his head, pulling his pipe from his pocket. After all, it had reclined there, unused, for much too long.
"No, I am more of a hot chocolate consumer. I like tea, but am not into it enough to know one flavour from another." Eglantine nodded.
"So I see."

"How do you and hot chocolate get on, Eglantine?" Horatio ventured. She shook her head.
"We do not." Hmm, Horatio thought, she was much to quick to point that out. Second thing to add to the list.

#2- Hot chocolate and Eglantine DeLanquar do not get along well. He had a feeling that the list was going to be quite long on things he found lovely that she had other opinions on.

Darien grinned and broke the cookie in half, wolfing down half ridiculously quickly, holding the other half out to Diana.
Then he noticed two professors over Diana's shoulder.
"Look behind you..."

Diana grinned. "Oh! Nick, Hel, and I saw them it the Library not to long ago! They are so cute."

Darien sniggered.
"But not as cute as you." He grinned. ((lol...CHEESYNESS ALERT!))

((much later in the timeline))

Aiden guided Ana in to Madam Puddifoot's and got them a seat by the fire place.

"Wow we actually got to seat by the fire place, usually this spot is always taken, we must be lucky" he said with a grin as he pulled a chair out for her.

Ana smiled back. "We must."

She sat in the proffered chair. "Thanks." She smiled more broadly, unsure what else to do. ((lol))

Aiden smiled and took a seat " Have anything you want Ana, it is my treat tonight" he said. Of course it would be his treat every time he took Ana out, he wouldn't tell her that though and he was careful not to voice this thought telepathically.

Ana smiled again, amused. "Are you sure? I'm tempted to pay half..."

Aiden chucked, "Come on Ana, let me do it, Amy would never let me let it down it I let you by me Tea" plus he really want to. It felt like there first date, and he wanted her to have fun.

"Please Ana? I want to" he thought over to her.

Ana laughed. "...Fine."

...This time. She thought back.

She felt happy...and slightly unsure what to say...or do. Which scared her.

Aiden smiled "Good"

It was then the server came around, " Do you two know what you are having dears?" she asked with a smile.

Aiden motioned his hand to Ana, "Ladies first" he said

"I'll just have tea please." Ana smiled, turning to Aiden.

((apologies for the double post))

Darien ran along the road, staring through the windows of every shop he passed.

He barely registered the fact Ana was in Madam Puddifoot's with Aiden before shoving the door open and skidding to a halt by their table.

"Dad's been hit by the Knight Bus!"

Not the best choice of words...

Ana went from surprised to shocked to scared all in the space of three seconds.

"What?!"

((lol...))

Aiden looked in shock, how stupid did a wizard have to be to be hit bit by a bus? ((lol))

"He was hit by a bus? how did he manage that? Is he... alright?" he asked looking at Ana with concern.

((lol...Pretty stupid. Reg says it was going too fast...He lies. He just didn't realise the pavement had stopped...Fool that he is. ))

Darien began talking very quickly. "He was in muggle world, doing some deal or something, and the Knight Bus came outta nowhere and hit him, then they took him to hospital, but it's in the muggle world and you have to go stay with him while I try and get him transferred!"

"What?!" Ana could only repeat the question. Her father was...He was never hurt...Ever...She stood up, a hand still on the table to support her. "What...How bad is it?"

"Broken collarbone, right leg and most of the bones in his foot are broken. Then the headlight smashed and somehow he ended up partly on fire-don't ask me how- so he's all burnt- Ana you have to go to him! He wants to see you!"

Ana didn't move.

Darien turned to Aiden. "Aiden will you take her? I have to do something."

Aiden rose and went to Ana's side, "Come on Ana... it will be alright, he will be fine" not that he really liked Ana's father all that much, just Ana seemed like she needed all the support she could use.

He gently place his hands on her elbows and tried to guide her away from the table. "It will be fine" he assured again.