Between Crown and Heart - Book 1

7 - All In The Same Situation

Shaking and bearly on my feet we stood infront of Big Ben. Everything was still spinning and I couldn't move without falling down. Nevertheless, I tried and I was nearly on the ground when strong arms catched me and supported me. Lightly leaned against a chest I felt comfortable but my vision was terrible and my head was hurting.

"Galaxy, are you alright?" a worried voice asked me. I managed somehow to nod.

"But you don't seem so. Damn! I should have used my broom!"

Finally I snatched up and said weakly: "Thank god, I didn't eat something."

"What?! Oh, my! You need to eat something! Wait! We will get you first something to eat and then we will go to Diagon Alley."

"Dally Alley? I never heard about that... where is it?" I asked quietly.

"Diagon Alley not Dally Alley. But first something to eat, then Diagon Alley!" he said to me as if I was a little child. Me feeling abit better but still that paralyzed, he led me through the busy streets of London. 

Remus gave me the very British breakfast, bread with orange jam and a cup of tea, while we walked down to a pub, the Leaky Cauldron.

"Are you kidding me?! You didn't want anything from that great restaurant but now we are going into a pub? Typical men, runnung to a pub like a camel runs through the desert!" I said offended.

He laughed. "Just wait and see." he smiled at me.

Me having my half piece of bread in my right hand and in the other one a cup of fennel tea I entered the pub whose door was held open by Remus for me.

A musty smell mixed with alcohol and smoke hit my nose. It was lightly dimmed and a few figures were situated in the room, some half asleep at the counter others talking to eachother in the back of the room.

Remus walked infront of me and greeted the server behind the counter with a nod who returned it and looked at me curiously. Me smiling lightly walked more closely behind Remus who was searching for a table in the very back of the pub. Finally he found a table and gestured me to it with his hand and pulled out a chair for me.

Me sheepishly smiling at the table infront of me, I sat down. While he giggled and took a seat opposite of me I put down my tea and took a small bite of my bread.

"Wow! You are eating very slow, by the way! I would have eaten 40 pieces of bread meanwhile", he noticed.

"Yeah, I know. But I want to enjoy every bite and taste every ingridient of what I am eating. And that takes time, so please don't push me!" He laughed a very warm laugh and let me smile too.

A man came to us then and asked: "What do you want, you two?" he ready to write down the oders.

"Eeehm... a firewhisky, please." I looked at Remus stunned who saw that and smirked.

"And you Miss?"

"Nothing, thank you." Remus answered for me. The waitor looked at him annoyed and went off.

"Are you always drinking that soon... in the morning... at... " looking at my watch which was in a ring form at my left middle finger. "10 am?" He chuckled lightly.

"Usually not. Because I am normally in my bed now."

Feeling guilty for his early wake up I said: "Oh, I'm sorry... for annoying you at this time. I didn't - "