Escaping from holidays (HUGO)

[Alice Longbottom]

Alice sighed happily as she stepped through the magical archway behind the Leaky Cauldron and into Diagon Alley. Even though it was so close to home and she went there all the time, something about it still made her smile. There was just a warm, happy energy that came with the street so full of colorful witches and wizards bustling around doing their shopping for various things that it was easy to forget your troubles there. What was more, the sun was shining and she was meeting up with her best friend, Hugo - it seemed to be shaping into a fairly decent day.

She walked down the cobblestone street with a spring in her step, spinning around occasionally to look at everything she could in all directions. Soon, she came across Florean Fortescue's ice cream shop - she'd always been fond of that name, it was just so much fun to say. A quick glance around told her that Hugo hadn't arrived yet, but that was just as well - she was a little early, after all, and if she already had ice cream by the time he got there it would avoid the whole "no, don't worry about it, I'll get it" argument that was likely to ensue otherwise.

She wandered up to the front counter and ordered herself a double scoop of pumpkin pie ice cream, grinning as she received it. After lingering at the counter for a moment to talk to the young man who served it to her, she walked over to one of the outside tables with a brightly colored umbrella over it. Licking her ice cream absent-mindedly, she scanned the street for Hugo. After a few minutes, her scanning yielded results - there was Hugo, walking towards the shop from the end of the alley. She stood up and waved enthusiastically to him, grinning between licks of ice cream.

[Hugo Weasley]

Hugo bolted through the archway, convinced that he was running late. Of course, he wasn't late, really, he was right on time, but Hugo was honestly thinking he was somewhat late because he had no sense of time whatsoever. Going at a fast pace through Diagon Alley probably wasn't his best idea, considering the fact he nearly collided with an elderly witch on the way to Florean Fortescue's, but that set aside, he still was running late. Being late wasn't really fun, particularly with all of the awkwardness that came with bursting in late. He was out of breath by the time he arrived at the destination, and was walking.

Taking a deep breath, Hugo walked up to Alice, panting slightly. He definitely looked out of breath, and was regretting his decision to run. "Hi," he said in between breaths, looking like a complete idiot. He was sure of that. Noticing the ice cream, Hugo sort of frowned. "If you'd waited, I would've bought it for you," he said matter-of-factly. "I'll buy you seconds when you're done, then." He put his hand in his pocket to make sure that his bag with his pocket money was still there. Yup, still there.

He took a glance into the shop. Looking at the counter, Hugo knew exactly what he wanted- a double scoop of one chocolate and one vanilla with chocolate sauce on top. Going in alone was always awkward for Hugo, but he wasn't quite sure on how to ask for Alice to accompany him. So he sat down next to her, grinning.

[Alice Longbottom]

Alice giggled as Hugo came sprinting over, terribly out of breath by the time he reached her. "Hiya, Hugo," she said with a grin as she sat down. "You know, you're just about on time. There was no need to run," she told him, laughing again. She smirked as he noticed her ice cream, licking it in a satisfied sort of way. "Oh, I know. That's why I didn't wait," she replied, mocking his matter-of-fact tone.

She raised an eyebrow as he looked towards the counter, paused thoughtfully, then sat down next to her at the table. "Aren't you going to go and get ice cream?" she asked, truly puzzled. Then it hit her - he didn't want to go in alone. She laughed, and stood up again. "Well come on, you dork. Let's go in and get yours. I'll just stand around awkwardly, if you really want me to go with you." To be fair, she wouldn't mind going back in - the young man at the counter hadn't been much older than her, and he was cute. Not that it mattered at all, it's not like it'd go anywhere, but he was fun to talk to all the same.

[Hugo Weasley]

Hugo was honestly baffled. "But...but I thought I was running late!" he protested, taking a deep breath. He probably shouldn't have run, but oh well. He'd felt like it anyways- plus, running normally got some steam off. At her next comment, Hugo frowned. Rummaging in his pockets, he pulled out the exact cost of a scoop of ice cream from Florean Fortescue's, and held it out to Alice. "There you go, take it," he said, a bit of a grin coming onto his face. She should've known he wouldn't let her pay for her own ice cream.

"Yeah, I'll go," he said, stuffing his hands back into his pockets. "I'm no dork, that's you!" Hugo protested, grinning. "Okay, fine, maybe I am a dork. But I'm a cool dork. I'm fine without you going," The last bit was a bit shaky, but Hugo knew he'd have to just man up and just go in and get the ice cream. "Be right back," he mumbled, and turned towards the shop. He opened the door for himself, and ordered a scoop of vanilla ice cream. To be honest, something plain sounded just about right to him.

[Alice Longbottom]

Alice laughed as he protested, shaking her head. "Oh, Hugo," she muttered, grinning. "Always worrying about the dumbest things. Although, maybe if you were on time more often you wouldn't worry about being late so much," she teased lightly. She rolled her eyes as he offered her money. She took it grudgingly, but she started to smirk a second later. "Don't worry, I'll make sure to use it to buy you a present later."

She let out a snort of laughter at his next comment. "A cool dork? Really, Hugo? I don't even think that exists," she replied, giggling. "But if it did, it'd most certainly be you," she added with a nod. She frowned slightly as he assured her he would be fine going in by himself - she'd actually been looking forward to it, once she thought it through. "Fine," she replied, taking a defiant lick of her ice cream. "I suppose if you don't need me, I'll stay here." She sat down on the table and watched as he went inside, totally spacing off after a moment, staring blankly at the store and licking her ice cream absent-mindedly.

[Hugo Weasley]

Hugo continued grinning at Alice, finding what she was saying amusing. He made a fake-pouty face at the bit about him not being on time enough, but he really was amused. "But you're always way too early, how am I supposed to know when I'm on time or not?" he said, sticking out his tongue. Getting Alice to take his money was a silent victory, but he genuinely frowned at the last bit.

"Of course it exists!" he said wildly, grinning. "If you look it up in the dictionary, a picture of my face would be there next to it," he joked. When he returned with ice cream, there was already a dab of white on his nose- a bit of ice cream. Of course, Hugo didn't really care that it was there, he was too busy enjoying his ice cream.

[Alice Longbottom]

OOC: askdjlaks oh my goodness I'm so sorry I am such a terrible person I haven't checked this in ages I've been so busy > . < Gosh dang it. Sorry. Anyway.

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Alice giggled in response to his question. "Oh, I suppose you're not," she replied, shaking her head. "How about just deciding it doesn't matter? Because it really doesn't, you know," she assured him, smiling. She rolled her eyes at his frown, though - this whole money thing had apparently gone too far. "And don't frown at me like that. We're not keeping score, Hugo. By the time I use this money for something, I probably won't even remember where I got it. So just relax and go get your ice cream, will you?"

She let out a snort of laughter at his defense of his phrase cool dork. "All right, love, whatever you say," she said in response as she watched him walk into the shop, a grin back on her face. It really was great to see Hugo again. She had gone through about two thirds of her ice cream by the time he returned, and at the sight of him she couldn't quite stifle her giggle. "Hugo? You... You've got a little something on your nose."

[Hugo Weasley]

((it's fine- I've been busy myself! I hope this is alright!))

Hugo looked at Alice in confusion as she said that he had something on his nose. He didn't feel anything on his nose, really. Though when he wiped it off(onto his shirt), he noticed that there was a little bit of ice cream it. He joined Alice in her giggling, going back to eating it. He sat down right where he'd sat before, still grinning happily.

"There was some ice cream there because my nose wanted to enjoy it," Hugo explained it, bursting into laughter as he finished. "Even noses like ice cream." He stuck out his tongue to show that he really was joking, and went back to eating. "So, um, what should we do afterwards?" He'd noticed that she was nearly finished with her ice cream(two-thirds of the way, to be precise), and was looking ahead for once.