A/N: A couple characters are rude to and about Jehovah's Witnesses in this chapter. The scene takes place in the show which is the only reason it's here.
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Essex, England
"Hello?"
"Sirius?"
"Remus? Hiya, it didn't even ring then."
"I know, hiya. I've been ringing you for ages, you've been engaged."
"I was just picking up the phone to ring you."
"Oh my god! We are so in sync!" Remus chuckled, "So are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm good. What about you?" Remus sighed.
"I'm absolutely starving and I woke up so late. The thing is, the sandwich man doesn't get here-"
"Hang on a minute." Sirius sighed as his boss, Olympe Maxime, came over and stood next to him. "Alright?"
"Who's that?" Maxime asked.
"It's Hogwarts."
"Good. Ask them where this stock is." She placed a sheet of paper in front of Sirius.
"Yeah, will do." Olympe didn't move. "What?"
"It's a week late, where is it?" She urged.
"Hello?"
"Hiya, yeah so Aberforth the sandwich ma-" Sirius put the phone down and shook his head.
"Gone. Hung up." Maxime tsked. "I'll call them back at the end of the day."
"God. They take the piss down there, they really do. Who hangs up these days? Who was it? Was it that guy Remus something?" Sirius didn't say anything. "My god he can talk." Olympe shook her head. "Our last guy, Tony, he couldn't get him off the phone. He was flirting with him, laughing. He was married but still going to meet up with this Remus." Sirius raised an eyebrow.
"Really?"
"Yeah, look, ring back and ask where this is." Olympe prodded the paper on the desk.
"What, now?"
"Yes. Lets see if we can start dealing directly with Alastor his line manager."
"Yeah...alright."
"I met Remus once, at a Christmas party. He was absolutely blotto. Puked in his friend's handbag." Sirius held the phone to his ear and dialled the number.
"Hello, it's Sirius here from Beauxbatons."
"Did you just hang up on me?" Remus sounded hurt.
"No, no." Sirius sighed.
"I thought you did!"
"About this order, reference KC3243G, it doesn't seem to have arrived."
"So?" Remus replied.
"Could you look into it as a matter of urgency please?"
"What you on about?"
"Hang on a minute-" Sirius whispered down the line before turning to Maxime who was stood watching. "What?"
"Line manager. See if you can speak to the line manager."
"Eh?"
"Alastor." Olympe muttered.
"Oh, is Alastor around?" Sirius asked Remus.
"Why you want Alastor for?"
"I just think it's better if I talk directly to him."
"What? You don't want to talk to me? Sirius, what's the matter?"
"What?" Sirius turned back to Olympe who was patting him on the shoulder.
"Tell them we'll go to Durmstrang."
"Why are you being so weird?" Remus asked.
"I'm not!"
"You bloody well will!" Maxime said.
"It's because we had sex on the first night, isn't it?" Remus sighed.
"No."
"You think I'm a whore, don't you?"
"I can deal with this." Sirius said to Olympe.
"Is that what you think?" Remus asked.
"Are you sure?" Maxime raised her eyebrow at Sirius.
"Yes." Sirius replied with a smile.
"Get on with it then." Maxime mumbled.
"Are you serious?" Remus sounded upset again.
"I am, it's just tricky that's all!" Sirius called after Olympe as the woman walked off. He put the phone back to his ear. "Rem, sorry."
"You know what, forget it. You're just the same as the rest of them!"
"Babe, I can ex-" Sirius didn't get to finish, Remus had hung up. He sighed before dialling the number once again. It rang and rang but there was no answer.
***
Barry Island, Wales
Remus made his was to the amusement arcade, furiously wiping tears from his face.
"Alright Rem?" Lily asked as she stopped polishing the fruit machine.
"No. No I'm not. It's Sirius, I think he's finished with me."
"You better get in that kiosk." Lily nodded at the small, glass booth at the back of the room.
