Welcome to responsibility

Ever since he was a kid, being self independent was one of his main goals in life. At first, Andrei achieved this just by going to Hogwarts. As a kid, being on his own in this school for most of the year was amazing. But as he grew older, that simply wasn't enough. He hated the idea of having to rely on someone else for his needs. Besides, it was his mother who had always told him he should never wait on other people to give him what he wanted. Since he was used to doing things on his own ever since he was a little child, it didn't really pose a great challenge for him. The only thing he would struggle in his independence was in money matters.

Finance was never his stronger side anyway. His family was rich and he had no need to think of such things. Some may call him spoiled even. His taste was above average and he enjoyed expensive things, as pretty much everyone did in his mind. So he decided to get some experience with this money thing. A job was exactly what he needed right now. Not a big one of course, just something small to get him started. He would still depend on his parents financially, but at least it was a way to start. Hearing that the Leaky Cauldron had a new owner, he thought that was his perfect opportunity.

It was a Sunday afternoon when he had scheduled his job interview. He wasn't particulary nervous about this. After all he was good at communicating and charming people. He was responsible when he wanted to be, and he was a hard worker. There was no reason his employer wouldn't like him. Walking into the Leaky Cauldron, he went to the counter and asked for the owner of this place. "I have an interview schedules. For the open position", Andrei added.

Neville had just come out of the storage room when he heard a voice. He hoped it was the person for the interview. He would like to have employees so Hannah and he weren’t trying to do everything. Hannah was currently trying to figure out the new stove. Neville just hoped it didn’t explode like he last one.

“Well, welcome. Sorry for the wait, I had a new shipment just come in,” announced Neville walking into the dining room. He pulled out two chairs for the boy and himself to sit. “Don’t just stand there kid. Get over here and sit down,” he said shaking his head. He didn’t get out a notepad or pen, all he needed for this interview was to be there. He had to make sure not to scare the future employee off, he does have a tendency to do that.

The owner came, pulling out a seat for him which Andrei took without much fuss. It seemed that this interview would be done in an informal manner. Something he wasn't very used to, but was sure he could adjust easily. His future possible employer was a tall, middle age name with a certain roughness in his voice. Since he just bought the place, Andrei was sure many things needed to be done and changed. That worked in his favor. More work required more labor.

"Yes of course. My name is Andrei, Sir. Andrei Dolohov", he said shaking the man's hand. The moment he said that, he regretted it. Perhaps he could have gone a lot longer without introducing himself as a Dolohov. It might help in Slytherin with a bunch of spoiled purebloods, but he doubted it would help him here with this man. His family had a nasty reputation that could easily put him off the wrong start. Well now Andrei could only hope that this man could give him a chance at least. "I've heard about the open position from a few friends at Hogwarts. I don't have much experience really, to be honest. But I'd say I would be a fine bartender with some practice. I'm quite familiar with alcoholic beverages and how to make them", he said. He owed that skill mostly to his mother, who was an avid drinker at times.

OOC: Yes I'm an idiot and I posted this in the Three Broomsticks instead of the Leaky Cauldron. I'm so sorry! I changed that in my text and an admin moved our thread to the right place.

“First off don’t call me sir, I may be getting up there in age but I’m not that old yet,” Neville chuckled. He fought his natural instinct to hate the boy because of his surname and decided to give the boy a chance. Just because his parents were something doesn’t mean he is. He was trying to be less judgmental about Slytherins but his experiences with the house hadn’t given him much reason not to hate them.

“Neville, where is my cookbook!” called Hannah from the kitchen. “Did you check the kitchen?” he called back. “Where do you think I am!” she called back. “I’m sort of busy at the moment interviewing, just open your eyes and look,” he called back. “Sorry, dear, I didn’t realize that,” she called back in a lighter tone.

“I’m sorry about that. I’m Neville Longbottom. I wouldn’t be the one helping you with bartending that would be my wife, she use to bartend here before we got married. Besides that what is your age? I do have rules I have to fallow from the Ministry,” he said. He knew that his employee has to be 16 or older to bartend. He also couldn’t hire anyone under the age of 16. He was pretty sure this boy wasn’t younger than 16 for sure.

Andrei chuckled at the man's request not to call him sir. He was so used to it by now, he didn't even realize he was doing it. In his house, even his father had to be addressed by sir. Or any other older man of good reputation for that matter. The fact that he didn't had to do that here was a relief. And it was surely a good start for him.

Just as he thought that this interview was going to go smoothly, his whole plan was crushed by a simple last name - Longbottom. He barely believed this was happening to him. How foolish he had to be not to ask about the owner beforehand. Well now there was nothing he could do about it of course. But it made this interview all that more difficult and so would be working here.

"I am 16. Soon to be 17 in fact, so I believe age isn't a problem", said Andrei nodding his head. His fingers started to twitch as he was involuntarily entering a nervous state of mind. This could either be a brilliant advance for his plan or a completely disaster. He bit his lip, wondering if he should mention something about Alice. Maybe he should, just to make himself less nervous at least. "I....I am acquainted with your daughter, sir. I mean Longbottom. Or Neville", he said rather clumsy. "She's brilliant, really. Surprisingly feisty", he said, trying to repair the damage he has already done. Although he was sure he could have used a better word than 'feisty' to describe her in front of her father. Maybe that wasn't the best thing to say. But he only meant on the way she handled her duel, nothing else of course. Andrei wasn't used to being this clumsy at all, but something about that man told him he isn't one to be messed with.

Neville just shook his head when he noticed the sudden change with Andrei. What did Andrei think he would do him? Eat him alive. Neville knew he had his moments but he wouldn’t attack anyone under seventeen. He wasn’t really that hot-headed.

“Oh quite fussing. I’m not going to eat you alive. A lot of people know my daughter and I know she has many friends in different houses; I don’t really care long as I’m not given a reason to. I’m not the one you will find pointing a wand at you in the middle of the night if you give me reason to. That would most likely be one of the Macmillans, most likely Amelia. She’s the one you should be scared of not me. Hell, her mother scares me and her father could scare a Banshee if he wanted to. She seems to have that nature from both of her parents. It doesn’t help she isn’t completely sane these days. Now I’ve wondered off from the interview. I will tell you that you aren’t going to be able to slack off here,” he said. Andrei had no idea how much the Bones/Macmillan family hated his family. There was still a big chance that his father had been part of the killings of the first Edgar and his kids and plus Susan knew he had killed her godmother and her family, McKinnons. There was a lot more hate and fire in that family then the entire Longbottom line could come up with.

OOC: I do down Amelia Macmillan and Susan Bones by the way.

A strong sense of relief came across him as Longbottom calmed him with his words. Well at least he wouldn't have to look over his back every ten seconds if he was working here. As long as he didn't give him an obvious reason to go mad, he realized that Alice's dad wouldn't pose a big problem at all. Although obviously, Longbottom had plenty of reasons to kill Andrei on the stop for the kind of corruption he had done with his daughter. Thankfully, he was blissfully unaware of this facts and Andrei truly hoped it would stay that way. "I won't give you any such reasons", he said quickly and shook his head.

But then again it seemed that her family wasn't the only one he should beware of. He had heard of the Macmillians before in Hogwarts, but wasn't aware that they were so close to Alice. That was just adding a few more people he should be scared of. Even so, Andrei had completely confidence in himself that his plan could work. All he had to be was very careful. And after a while, it would be too late to change things back to the way the where. "I wasn't counting on it at all. I'm good at getting things done and I believe it wouldn't take me long to get into the hang of things. I can also be hardworking, when made to", he said honestly.

“Good, I didn’t want any trouble,” Neville said. The less the boy knew about what he could do the better. He would have to explain why there is a dead student in his bar if he was ever given a reason to hurt him. He never said anything about Hannah. She was nearly as deadly as he was.

“That’s good; the last thing you want is to be lazy here. We might transform the barstools to into dogs to bite at your heels if you get lazy,” he said firmly. He would do it too. He would bring Susan over to do that, his Transformation skills were lacking but Susan’s was not.

“I better warn you about the Macmillans because I don’t think Alice would very happy if I didn’t warn you of what will happen if you come across one of them. Susan, you shouldn’t come across hopefully, she’d be the one transforming those barstools for me and don’t doubt that she could kill you, she may be a Hufflepuff but she’s was a rebel in the last war. Jessica is less threatening them her mum, she is more like her father then her mum. Amelia is the one you should be most afraid of, she would kill you if she finds out you do anything to Alice and I know what she can do when she is angry, she threw a person back in duel taking out a bookcase in the library,” he said. He knew all of the things she did that her parents didn’t know because Amelia would tell him everything. It helps that he would never tell her parents unless he found that keeping it from them would be wrong.

He smirked at that idea. In fact, chairs with dogs that bite lazy people is quite an idea. If the professors at Hogwarts used such a method, perhaps students would actually listen and do the work. And not just sleep and chatter like they do know. "Laziness wouldn't be a problem, I can promise that. And now that I have less classes, time management wouldn't be either", he said nodding his head. Now that he was able to choose his classes at Hogwarts, of course Andrei picked the least number possible. Although he was good at school, academics didn't really concern him that much at all. He found it was smarter to turn his attention onto more important things.

Until now, he didn't even think of the Macmilian family as being any close to importance for him. But now, they seemed central to his plan. Somehow, he knew he had to get Amelia on his side. Although he assumed this would be very difficult, or nearly impossible even, he had to try. Having her trust him or stand him at least would make the world's difference. "As I said, I do not plan on giving anyone a reason to be angry with me. None at all. Alice and I are good friends - it's as simple as that. Nothing else" said Andrei shrugging his shoulders. That was a huge and utter lie of course, but he could only hope that Neville didn't realize that.

The more he though about it, the more he realized what a wonderful opportunity this was. A blessing in disguise really. They always told him he should keep his friends close but his enemies closer. Working her would give him so many valuable information. With a few twists and turns, he could easily sell Alice a story of the horrid things her father does and the way he treats Slytherins. Alice would believe it too he was sure of it. As long as he pushed her away from her father and family, she would become closer and closer to him. "I could do anything really, not just be a bartender. I'm just hoping I could find a job to get some experience in working before I left Hogwarts"

Something was keeping Neville on ledge but he couldn’t put a finger on it. He’d figure it soon enough. His goals were to get to know the boy then make a logical judgment. That was going to happen in the end and he knew that. He knew in the end he would end up hating the boy anyways. He would never change that part of him that blamed every single Slytherin for torturing his parents into insanity. If they didn’t do it they know about it, that’s how he will forever see it.

“The more you repeat things the less believable they are,” said a new voice in a threatening tone. Neville looked over his shoulder to find the brown haired Susan glaring at them. “Hello Susan, looking for Hannah?” he asked. “No, I need you to track a letter for me so I can go give the person who keeps sending me death threats a piece of my mind. I swear I will the bastards or bastard that killed my kids yet,” she said coldly glaring at Andrei. She could tell he was a Slytherin from miles away and it created a pure distrust of him. Chad had a different feel around him. He didn’t create that feeling of distrust. She could see Chad cared about Amelia. “Will do,” he replied. “Tell Hannah it’s our usual café for tea tomorrow,” she added before turning around heading into the kitchen. “I don’t like him. I don’t trust him at all,” she said to Hannah in the kitchen loud enough for everyone to hear before she left with a louder pop then usual.

“That my boy was Susan,” he said as he saw Hannah now watching them. Susan had a point though. Hannah was glaring at the boy, she already disliked him. One thing Neville could say about Hannah she’d take on a bull for her family. Susan and Hannah are good at many things one of them being good judges of people. Hufflepuffs know people better than any other house in Hogwarts.

OOC: Sorry I had to had Susan.