A Grand Reopening

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Who: Neville, Kevin and open to all
What: A Grand Re-opening
Where: The Apothecary, Diagon Alley
When: 9:00 am June 1, 2000
Status: Incomplete

The comments he heard were heartening.   He watched as people moved easily about the shelves, and seemed to explore the new layout with curiosity and nods of approval.  Neville caught Kevin's eye and gave him a

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Kevin had found himself practically running around the store with all the questions, calls for assistance, and check outs that needed to be rung. He had just returned to the front after placing some more on a small fire in the back to transform it properly into it's liquid form as one patron had requested. "I'll be ready in about thirty minutes," he told the gentleman who agreed to return at that time for his pruchasse.

The next lady in the line looked a bit familiar. Red hair, cheery dispostiong, she had to be a Weasley. If memory served him correctly, the only female in the family, other than their mum that is, was Ginny. "I think he's in the annex." Kevin said as he gestured toward the other Weasley.

Yes, Ron, had stumbled too near one of Neville's plants that sat on a stool framing the entrance from the main shop to the annex. Placing the items that were typically bottled after being dried near the doorway, where patrons could look in and see the freshly grown versions of their queary, had been a marketing ploy the two chose to try and pull more of the traditional customers into Neville's side of the shop.

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Neville caught sight of one red-head and then another walk by the Annex's door, and he moved to finish assisting a woman who wanted some potion ingredients. He bagged them and then smiled and completed the sale. Neville moved out the door to greet his friends.

"Ginny!" Neville said, a large smile spreading across his face, "You look great! Thanks so much for coming," and he moved forward to kiss her cheek and give her a hug. He stepped back and found himself bumping into someone. When he turned, he saw Ron, "Heh! You made it! Wonderful! Good to see you, Ron."

Neville moved to Ginny's side, noting the flowers in her hands. He looked at them, and up at her face, "You didn't....those aren't for me, are they?"

He was turning slightly pink; no girl had ever brought him flowers before. He moved to accept them, and a flicker of concern crossed his face, "How are you? I feel terrible that I didn't come by again."

Neville got distracted for a moment, and looked across the room at a group of customers, and turned back to her, "We should get together and eat, you know. Catch up."

[freedginny]

She heard her name in a few different directions. She glanced over her shoulder and saw her brother and then finally saw Neville when Kevin directed her towards the annex. She smiled brightly when she saw him and returned the hug and kiss on the cheek. She held the flowers up for him, "A house warming present of sorts, well this isn't really a house, but you understand my meaning." she beamed at him.

"Things are going good, ankle is all healed, head's no worse for wear." she chuckled, glancing at her brother, "Ron's the same, good as new, healers are good people."

"We should all go have lunch sometime, catching up is long past over-due."

It was so hard to just catch up and even have a real life with their various jobs and the world exploding on them somewhat regularly.

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Neville's cheeks stayed slightly pink as he accepted the flowers from her, and he stood there, nodding.

"I'd like that Ginny. I know it may be hard to get everyone together. It seems like my schedule is the most flexible of our lot, right now. What is your availability? I know you tend to get swamped, what with training and all."

Neville raised his wand and a jug moved, well above everyone's head, towards them. He put the flowers into it, and then stepped over the counter, placing the flowers there. He turned back towards her, and gave her a half smile again, "I'm glad you have mended, both of you," he added as an afterthought, not wanting to seem like he was completely focusing on Ginny.

He looked at Ron, "There are some things to eat, just over there, if you are hungry? Gin, do you need something to drink?"