galvin-whoisleft:
Galvin gave a frustrated sigh and leaned—impatiently, even though it was the opposite of what he was trying for—against the bar of the Leaky Cauldron. The place was crowded, even for the typical after dinner crowd, and he hadn’t been able to so much as catch the bartender’s eye, much less put his order in. Tom, who was working as usual, seemed far more occupied conversing with old friends at the far end of the bartop and Galvin was heavily debating whether or not it’d be worth it to try and head over there. On the other hand, giving up his hard-won spot and awkwardly side-stepping through the crowd to get there didn’t seem very appealing, either.
He brought a hand to the bridge of his nose in frustration (the dim lights in here weren’t doing him any favors, headache-wise, after a long day) before he noticed, with an understated start, the fact that someone else had walked up in his blind spot and was no unexpectedly next to him.
“You can go ahead,” Galvin said, purely on instinct and without checking to see if he even knew the newcomer or not. He waved a hand forward genially, stepping back to make room for the person to take his spot closer to the bar. “I haven’t made any progress getting service. Maybe you’ll have better luck.”
It was just another summer day Lily had spent working her summer job at Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlour. While she generally enjoyed the job, that certainly didn’t mean that it wasn’t exhausting. Because it sure as hell was. This was the reason why she decided to get herself a drink before heading home via floo powder. After this day she definitely deserved one. However, it seemed as if almost every wizard and witch working in London had had the same idea because, when she arrived at the Leaky Cauldron it was jam-packed with people. Well, so much for a quick drink. This would take a little more time than she had expected and, for a moment, she actually considered to just go home straight away, but hey, those were her summer holidays. How lame would it be to just head home after work just because the pub was a little bit crowded? No, Lily was going to get that drink, even if it took her hours.
Thus, she headed straight towards the one free spot at the counter, not realising that it might be somebody else’s. It wasn’t until a voice approached her that she realised her error. Quickly she turned around, already preparing herself to apologize and, at the same time, thank that person, and that was when she looked at a familiar face. “Oh hello, Galvin”, she said flashing a soft smile at him, “long time no see.” Not that this was a surprise considering that during holidays people tended to spread all across the country. “Also here for an after-work-drink?” If not, he definitely had a terrible timing. “I took your place, didn’t I? Well, I doubt that I’ll have any more luck than you, but if you really don’t mind, I’ll try my best. And if I do, I can get you your drink as well in exchange for just cutting in?”
