Bumble, Bumble, Bumble-Bee!

Sevastian’s thoughts had run away with him; so much so that by the time he came crashing back to planet Earth, he was already half way to Hogsmeade. With a pouch of gold coins tied to his belt, Sevastian saw no reason why he shouldn’t elect to spend some money. He had a list of things he needed as it was and people were milling around the small village. If he was quick then he could make in it in and out before his absence was noticed by his friends. But then...why rush? He had all day, surely? They wouldn’t miss him. Today was no a day of planning. In fact, everything was ready. There would be an exchange of money for potions, blueprints and finished products outside the library and Sev wanted very little to do with that. He didn’t mind the making process but there was a high chance of getting caught during the exchange so he usually made himself scarce.

Like today; although ending up in Hogsmeade had not been his intention.

Running his fingers through his hair, Sevastian clawed back his blonde locks and tied a piece of ribbon around the gathered up hair. He licked his fingers and lifted the last few bits onto his head before readjusting his bag on his shoulder and beginning to stride purposefully into Hogsmeade. His first stop, Sevastian decided, was going to be Ollivander’s – or at least, the Hogsmeade branch of the wand shop. He needed to get a new handle for his wand and although he wasn’t quite ready to part with her just yet, he wanted to get the piece of wood measured so that the wand maker there could order the wood needed to construct a new handle. Unfortunately, the one he had was slowly snapping and falling apart at the seams. If he left it too late then it would be beyond repair – hopefully he’d be able to salvage it.

The trip to Ollivander’s had in fact taken longer than Sevastian had thought. The wand maker possessed his wand wood and insisted on doing it then and there. He’d told Sevastian he could go and come back but the blonde wasn’t about to leave his wand – not for love nor money. He emerged an hour or so later with his wand in hand and immediately, Sevastian veered towards the Three Broomsticks – where food was promised.

Licking his lips, Sevastian opened the door to the inn and stepped inside. He smiled at the regulars before wandering over to a table by the window. He took his seat and picked up the menu as a waitress swanned over. He placed his order and idly watched the redhead walk away before turning his attention back to the examination of his wand.

Renny was not a troublemaker, and she wanted that cleared up right away. Renny did not break rules, because she understood they were there for a reason. However, when she had seen Piper strolling off, smoking, through the gates of Hogwarts, she had panicked. She pulled on her shoes, tied her hair up in a ribbon, slipped some money in her pocket, and ran after her sister.

She followed a trail of ash and footprints- her sister always deliberately walked through mud so she could track it everywhere- into Hogsmeade and then she began her search. About fifteen minutes in, she was struck dumb and forced to a stop by a terrible thought, one that made her wide eyes go wider, her pale skin even paler.

She was breaking school rules.

She immediately turned and hurried into the Three Broomsticks, hoping to find refuge. Her eyes were bulging slight, her heart thumping. She saw a familiar figure and was flooded with relief. She could hide with him. She hurried over towards the table Sevastian was at and plopped down at a chair- very atypical of Renny, who would have usually asked before. She turned her back from the window and looked at Sevastian. "Hi, Sev!" Her cheery voice was normal, but the pitch was a bit high. "L-lovely day, isn't it?"

Her outfit

Sevastian looked up from the inspection of his wand at the sound of his name. He found the source almost instantly and grinned when he set eyes on Renny. She dropped herself unceremoniously into the chair opposite him and Sevastian chuckled before pushing his wand behind his ear. Renny was a lovely girl; she truly was. Her big blue eyes had always intrigued him. He often made it so his were similar. He could never get the right illusion though. He could never get his eyes to look large despite being rather small in size.

"Good Afternoon, Renny." Sevastian greeted her with a laugh. "Would you like me to get you a drink?"

Sevastian rose from his seat and took his wallet out of the back pocket of his jeans. He held the battered piece of folded leather up for her to see and smiled sheepishly before adding,

"What d'you want?"

Sevastian was a nice person, though that was not too much of a surprise. Renny generally surrounded herself with nice people just because her family was not so nice. In fact, they were sort of regarded as trash, and she had definitely come from a broken home. With siblings she did not even know running around, moody family members, despicable uncles who took advantage of your sister... Renny liked having nice people around to distract herself.

She was glad Sev did not ask about her frazzled state and instead asked about a drink. Typically Renny declined, but she was running dangerously low. She needed a job terribly. She started to protest but sighed. There was no point, really. "That would be lovely Sev. Tea? Anything's fine really."