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Annabella sighed and walked into the Leaky Cauldron ready to start her day there as the new manager. She had heard that Oded O'Hurley was her new boss considering the old one up and left out of the blue and left no note or anything to say what ever he was doing and where he was going or if he was even coming back. She went behind the bar and sat her purse under neath it and starting cleaning the bar table quickly before any customers came in. Just as she had finished and was about to poor herself some butterbeer, she heard the little ding of the bell above the door noting that someone had just enter, sighing, she placed her drink down and smiled as she was told to do. "What can I get for you.?" She asked as the stranger approached the bar.

For once, Jimmy was feeling run down by studying. What normally kept him in good spirits was slowly becoming a chore. Wanting to change things up a little, Jimmy strolled out of Hogwarts and found himself wandering the streets in the pleasant sunshine. Soon enough, he found himself at the door of the Leaky Cauldron. Although not sure why, Jimmy decided to enter, his father's tendency to spend his free time in bars and pubs seemingly rubbing off on him.

Glancing around nervously, Jimmy felt as though everyone's eyes were upon him. "Maybe it's just the hat" he pondered before making his way to the bar. Upon being greeted by the bartender, Jimmy timidly responded "I'll um have a Butterbeer please, ma'am" before adjusting his hat and staring wistfully at the bottles of wine behind her.

Annabella raised her eyebrow and followed to what he was staring at behind her. "Are you sure butterbeer is what you what deary?" She said chuckling softly at his shy demeanor. She leaned across the table and stared at him. "Because if my eyes don't deceive me, you are staring quite intently at the wine behind me. Which I can tell you are a Hogwarts student, Hufflepuff most like by how shy you acted when you walked into my shop. Mostly likely an older Hufflepuff but not old enough to drink. Though I'm not against giving students wine. So." She paused and stood straight again. "I'll ask again, What can I get for you?" She said winking at him.

Jimmy quickly focused his attention to Annabella again, feeling embarrassed that he was figured out so easily. "In that case..um...I'll have a glass of Chardonnay?" Jimmy stammered, nervously fidgeting with his hat, before taking a seat at the bar.

"So, um, I take it you get many students in here?" he asked, scanning his surroundings carefully. Whilst Jimmy was all for trying new experiences, he had wished he wouldn't feel so on edge whilst doing so.

Annabella nodded approvingly and grabbed a wine glass filling it 3/4's of the way to the top. She walked back to him and sat it down in front of him. "Good choice by the way." She said giving him a light smile. "I get a few students yeah, and considering I only graduated two years ago, I can still point out the Hufflepuffs from the Ravenclaws and the Gryffindors from the Slytherins." She said smiling again. "I myself was a Ravenclaw and graduated proudly as one, top of my year." She said boasting slightly. She walked around the counter and sat next to him. She looked him up and down and smiled. "A sixth year I presume?" She said grinning victoriously knowing that she was correct. "So what be your name?" She asked leaning her left side against the bar's table.

Jimmy was a relieved man when the glass was handed to him. Spending the day walking in the sun had really worn him out, so much so that he had forgone his usual habit of sniffing the wine before tasting. Instead, he took a sip, licking his parched lips as he did so. "Yes, I think I have made a good choice indeed." he said, laughing slightly, clearly happy with the wine he had just tasted.

"Well, you were right. I am a Hufflepuff." said Jimmy, flashing a small Hufflepuff pendant that hung from his neck. Jimmy couldn't help but raise an eyebrow as she sat next to him. "Are all the staff here as friendly, I wonder?". "Oh, you're right again, I'm a Sixth year" he stated, taking another sip from the glass. "The name's Jimmy, ma'am, it's nice to meet you" Jimmy politely said, tipping his hat to her before outstretching his hand to her. "What might your name be, ma'am?"

Annabella chuckled slightly and reached over the bar and grabbed her own butterbeer. "It is quite refreshing, I've had it on several occasions." She said thoughtfully. She smiled at him when he said she was on both accords, of him being a hufflepuff and a sixth year. "Of course I am right, I am always right." She said with confidence. She reached out and shook his hand that he had extended to her. "Annabella Samantha Waverly, but you can call me either Anna, Bella, Sam or Sammy. I got by all names." She said smiling at him again. "It's nice to meet you as well Jimmy." She said just as polite and took a drink of her butterbeer. "Whatever brought you here today?" She asked him curiously.

"I suppose that comes with the territory, you get to know all kinds of people" Jimmy enthused, starting to warm to her company. Her question brought a lethargic shrug from Jimmy "I decided to take a break from studying, as much as I love reading there's only so much a man can stand." he said, sipping his wine again. "I wound up outside here and I thought...why not?" he added, smiling a little.

"So, um, how long have you been working here then?" Jimmy asked, for once he actually wanted to strike up conversation rather than stick his nose in a book.

Annabella nodded knowing the feeling. She had been quite the study bug when she was at Hogwarts too. Reading came before anything she did when she was there it even came before her friends sometimes, something she still wasn't too proud of herself. She put her glass down on the table and smiled at him. "Too be honest? About four days ago, but this is my first time coming in. I normally spend a lot of time here though so I already know the regulars and such." She said answering him as she stared up at the ceiling. "I also know that this maybe your first time in here, am I right again?" She asked turning her attention off of the ceiling and back to Jimmy.

"Really? Wow, you're definitely a natural, that's for sure." said Jimmy, a genuine look of surprise on his face. Looking to Anna, he took a sip of his wine before setting it down on the table. "You're right again, this is my first time here." Jimmy said with a warm smile "and judging by it, it's not going to be my last" he added, chuckling.

"So, how was your time at Hogwarts?" Jimmy asked her, suddenly eager to know more about her.