Closed Sweets and Treats and Who are you? PV

It was finally time! He was finally in Diagon Alley! He had never been there before! Growing up in Scotland, he never really been to the South. All the vacations he had to this point were to relatives and family that also lived in the Highlands. He even got a glimpse of the tips of Hogwarts castle sometimes, at least that’s what he was told. That’s how close his family lived to the Hogwarts property. For months, his parents kept teasing him about all the shops and stores they would see in Wizard London. He only saw London from pictures and tv but he had no concept of what Wizard London was!

He, his siblings, and his parents all traveled by Flo Powder to the Leaky Cauldron. It was pretty scary to the young boy and he was very thankful that they quickly made their way out to the busy streets of Diagon Alley. He stood frozen and wide eyed at all the other children with their parents. All the pushing and pulling. All the screaming and yelling. It was a magic like he had never seen before. All dressed in wizarding clothes. Most of the countryside in Scotland was just hamlets and farms of various shape and sizes. Edinburgh had busy shopping but not for Wizardfolk like this!

His mother and father took turns racing this way and that with the children. Gosh his little brother and sister were so lucky that they had a reason to visit. He never got to go here when he was their age. He even got to explore a little by himself! On one of these occasions, Dennis wanted to go for ice cream, something that his parents didn’t want the little ones to have so soon. They agreed to let him go in by himself to get whatever he wanted. They assured him repeatedly that they would be nearby and then he scampered inside the parlor.

It was shopping day for many parents and children so by the time he arrived seats were rare. Dennis didn’t mind though as he raced to the glass counter to look at all the flavors. He had never seen so many flavors in his life! Candy Connoisseur seemed incredibly decadent and suitably cavity-inducing. Not that an 11 year old cared at all! He decided to order it! Cotton candy flavored ice cream!? What would they think of next!

He waited patiently at the pick up counter for the ice cream and once it was finished he looked around for a place to sit. He would have to share a table. Not a problem for the outgoing young boy but where to sit? He scanned the shop and found a lone girl with a fair complexion and blonde hair sitting as nice as you please all to her self. He looked for maybe a boy to sit with but found no such opportunities. This girl it was. He really wanted to eat this tasty treat and not let it melt all over him.

“Hello!” Dennis greeted with his trademark smile as he walked over to her. “Is this seat taken?” He asked politely, he started to dig in to his ice cream while he waited for a reply. He didn’t want to be rude but the ice cream was too good to resist. “This is so good! We don’t have anything like this in Scotland!” He added as he took another bite, not realizing yet that they had ordered the same thing.

@Elisa Shakestra

'Thoughts' "Speech" "Catherine Shakestra" "Aetos Shakestra"

Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour

interacting with @Dennis Tumberton

24th August, 2023

The last thing Elisa wanted was anyone interrupting her peace but maybe luck wasn't by her side and there stood the boy asking her if the seat in front of her was taken, even before the young girl could say anything, the boy had already started digging into his ice cream, his impatience surely didn't give her a good view of the boy, but neither could she ruin her manners by rejecting him in the face while he has already started eating,

"It isn't taken", somehow the words came out of her mouth but her voice remained clear yet cold, She then slowly put back her focus on the ice cream, it was the only thing that relaxed her, Elisa then took out a book about pranks from her bag which she had secretly gotten from her uncle for her birthday, as she started reading it, the boy yet again started speaking, once again ruining her concentration, "Good", "Dont have", "Scotland" was all she heard from him but she was able to phrase the sentence that the boy meant about how good the ice cream is and how he doesn't have it in Scotland, Elisa slowly looked up at the boy and said "Tried it for the first have you? This ice cream flavor is only available in Diagon Alley", she had never meant to answer the boy but something in her just couldn't stop her from answering,

Now that Elisa had found out that the boy was from Scotland, she was curious If this was his first time in Wizarding London and she also wondered why he might not have come to Wizarding London before since Scotland was pretty near to England, Elisa slowly mumbled to the boy "Is this your first time visiting London? more specifically Wizarding London", her voice remained cold but this time with a bit of curiosity, the young girl had finally faced the boy properly, he was a redhead with green eyes and looked cute but she quickly threw those thoughts away and looked down, she hoped she hadn't come out as nosy to the boy due to her question.

Understanding that he was the one interrupting a quiet ice cream time, seeing as there were no other seats available, Dennis didn’t take much offense to the cool tones of the girl at the table. He was happy enough that she was accommodating his predicament. He loved ice cream so much he would have just continued eating in the corner if he had to.

Dennis introduced himself, not wanting to continue to feel rude for interrupting, “I’m Dennis, by the way, Dennis Tumberton. My family calls me Denners if you like. If not, Dennis will do.”

Dennis then sat and nodded when she asked if this was his first time trying the flavor. “Oh this is definitely really special!” He agreed as he continued to spoon the cotton candy flavored ice cream into his mouth. “Oh!” He said excitedly pointing to her ice cream. “We got the same flavor! Guess only the smartest and prettiest have the best taste.” Dennis said this nonchalantly. A compliment given was a compliment received, he thought, even though that didn’t really make any sense - just be really nice to people.

She then asked about his time in London. He had the initial impression that she had actually wanted to be left alone, but he was always up for some good conversation! “Actually, yes. Its about a 5 hour train ride just to King’s Crossing. My folks love muggle stuff so we don’t normally use Flo magic unless it’s to visit relatives in the Highlands. I love it here though! So much shopping to be done!” Dennis said ever the chatty Kathy if people gave him the opportunity. “You seem really familiar with this place. You must come here a lot!” He added, patiently waiting for her to share her story as he continued to nibble at his ice cream.

@Elisa Shakestra

'Thoughts' "Speech" "Catherine Shakestra" "Aetos Shakestra"

Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour

interacting with @Dennis Tumberton

24th August, 2023

Nothing could ruin Elisa's mood while she was eating her dear Ice cream, nor her mother or the boy in front of her, It was a bit of silence between the two which the young blonde didn't quite mind since she had expected this silence, even if the boy hadn't joined her but as they say 'Everything happens for the best', maybe she could try being friends with him,

Her deep thoughts were immediately interrupted when the boy started introducing himself, ' So his name is Dennis, but he is also called Denners, wow that's a nice name! ' she thought while looking at her ice cream, it seemed like she wasn't paying attention but Elisa was indeed listening every word to word the boy said, She might be rude sometimes but ignoring someone was straight up cruel according to her,

After a while, she slowly introduced herself, "Elisa, Elisa Shakestra, you can call me Eli, if you want, It's a pleasure to meet you Denners, if you won't mind me calling you that", her voice remained cold but this time with a hint of politeness and there was a small smile printed on her usual emotionless face, She then raised her hands towards the redhead boy for a handshake while hoping he accepts it and doesn't try to show the attitude most kids of her age show, more likely the pureblood kids whom she had met from parties and balls,

Elisa then slowly shifted her attention back to her ice cream, as the sweet flavor of the cotton candy ice cream along with the crunch on the candied nut hit her mouth, the previously annoyed girl was immediately taken to sugar heaven, a place where she could forget the whole world's problems, only for the sweetness but she was instantly brought back when she heard the boy say "We got the same flavor! Guess only the smartest and prettiest have the best taste.", the moment she heard that, Elisa instantly looked at the boy's ice cream, and yes, both of them had both the same thing but what caught her off-guard was his compliment, it seemed like a flirt, an indirect flirt to be honest,

A light pink blush covered her face, when she realized the double meaning but Elisa was fast enough to recover from the shock and slowly turned her previously flushed smirked and asked in a playful voice "So you think I am pretty? I am honored to find that out", she chuckled while looking at the boy, Elisa was not at all, as sweet and innocent as she looked, behind the angel's face lived a mischievous devil soul whose existence was unaware to everyone, even her family.

After a while, she once again spoke up "Not that I am complaining, when the guy who complimented me is cute himself", this time her lips curled into a complete smirk, her face seemed playful, her voice was as flirty as ever but nor did it affect her, currently her only mission was to make the boy blush, Elisa then put back her attention on her ice cream,

After a while of digging into the ice cream, she heard him answer the question, she had previously asked him, if it was his first time coming to Diagon Alley, through his answer Elisa figured out that it might be the poor guy's first time visiting such a crowd place like Diagon Alley and he might be from one of those families who are obsessed with muggles but a train of 5 hours, just to reach till kings crossing sounded like hell,

But her playful mood was brought back again when the Denner's said "You seem really familiar with this place. You must come here a lot!", Elisa yet again smirked and said "You seem pretty curious about me", her voice was playful enough for the boy in front of her to realize that she was pulling his leg,

After a while of chuckling, Elisa finally decided to give the boy a proper answer "I have lived my whole life in Britain and my family mostly visit London since I live in Wiltshire, my parents mostly have to come to London for ministry-related work, while I come to London to go to Diagon Alley with my cousin's mostly since my Father is always busy while my Mother doesn't even care if I am dead or alive until I follow all of those shitty pureblood rules, she has set for me.", her voice was serious this time, Elisa never meant to speak about her family to a boy, she just met but the young girl just couldn't stop herself from doing so, As the air became awkward, Elisa took back her book and started reading....

Dennis was surprised at Elisa’s reaction. He thought this was going to be quite the icy ice cream encounter but seems a little flattery warmed her right up. Her parents must not compliment her often. Elisa was a nice enough name and Shakestra sounding like ‘Shake-a-straw’ he thought he could remember it. She offered her hand for a handshake and he happily obliged, relieved that they were off to an affable start. Perhaps they could be friends after all.

She seemed to also recognize they had the same order and made a comment about her being pretty. He thought he meant more that they must be the best if they got the best ice cream, but if she liked the compliment that is fine. Girls have cooties so their ways are strange. Dennis just continued to smile and nod - that’s what he would do if his little sister was talking about things he didn’t fully understand yet.

He thought it was curious though that she took the compliment of pretty and not smart, but again who was he to understand the mind of girls. He took a bite of his ice cream as she called him cute. “Thank you!” Dennis said with a grin, a cute face, and flashing the ‘peace sign.’ He often got called cute because he was well mannered, or at least that is how his parents taught him. He continued to shovel the ice cream into his mouth. He was not really at that age where girls calling him cute mattered that much but he accepted the compliment graciously.

Dennis shrugged at the tease and said, “You seem like a pretty interesting girl. I shared, it’s only fair I let you share too. Sharing is caring, that’s what my folks always say anyway.” In went another spoon of ice cream. It was starting to become too sweet for the boy to handle. Perhaps he should take a break.

Elisa shared her some of her family history and Dennis found his eyes averting to his half eaten now-too-sweet ice cream. Dennis’ little heart felt for her situation. He had a loving family up north and they were all very close. He gave a suitably heavy sigh and said, “I’m really sorry about that. Hopefully Hogwarts will be a place where we have the chance to change our lives for the better!” Ever the hopeful boy, he suddenly really wanted to raise the spirits of this girl he just met.

That is when his eyes fell on the book she was carrying. Dennis’ expression slowly changed as he left some silence for Elisa’s situation to sink in. Then he said, “Is that a book on pranks!? Speaking of Hogwarts I hope I get to do a lot of them! What about you?”

@Elisa Shakestra

'Thoughts' "Speech" "Catherine Shakestra" "Aetos Shakestra"

Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour

interacting with @Dennis Tumberton

24th August, 2023

As Elisa flipped through the pages of the book, her mind was filled with embarrassment, she had her emotionless face back on but her mind was full of thought, why did she have to speak about her family situation to some stranger she had just met but not like she can now change the past, As she continued to read the pages, she heard the boy say something about Hogwarts changing lives, for which Elisa nodded since she hadn't heard what the boy had said properly,

As she flipped through the pages to find some interesting prank ideas, she heard the boy ask her about the prank book, he then proceeded to tell her about how he would be doing a couple of pranks and finally got to the topic by asking her of her plans for pranks, this was enough to get her back into her mood, Elisa slowly replied "This book? Well, this one is a book on pranks, I do plan on doing pranks but I must also get myself ready for all the detentions I'll get myself into, Have you planned any pranks for Hogwarts yet? I have brainstormed some for myself", her attention was now partially in the book, the boy seemed like a prankster and for Elisa, having a conversation with a prankster would be better than with some rule follower or well-behaved person.

Finally they hit on a topic that they both shared an interest in. Dennis wondered how long they were going to dance around politeness when they are obviously going to the same school and are most likely in the same year. Elisa seemed to reanimate from her passive mood when Dennis brought up the idea of pranks. Dennis grinned, she really looked pretty when she was passionate about something…for a girl. Dennis finished his ice cream as she excited talked about wanting to do pranks too.

“Oh! I have a few ideas! Perhaps dropping an ingredient into a potion without the other person knowing and watching it blow up! That’s a classic one!” Dennis smiled and made the explosion motion with his hands. “Detentions? The trick is not getting caught! Oh!” Dennis said, turning a little bit more devious and leaning over. The next was a whisper, “but the real question is, would you dare do a prank on a professor?” He leaned back and looked pretty smug with himself. He already had some ideas on how to give it to the professors. His dad shared a few ideas with him when he told his son of the times he was in Hogwarts.

@Elisa Shakestra