Behind him, he could hear voices. "Ted-- Ted, I thought I told you, one box is plenty. Now, either you behave-- and stop making boxes fall off the shelf on unsuspecting people-- or I will take you home this instant-- and don't think I won't."
"Auntie Hermione, I didn't do that. Besides, no one's home right now."
The response was swift, and tart. "I could put you in a full body-bind, and leave you right there in the middle of the living room. Or I'll inflate you like a balloon and float you right up to the ceiling, and you'll just have to wait for me to come back!"
"You wouldn't really do that."
"No," she replied. "But I would take you down to the police station. You know what Harry will do if he finds out you're lying..."
"I'm not!"
The cart pulled up next to him at the end of the row. "I'm so sorry," said the harried woman, pushing her unruly hair back from her face. "I hope Ted's prank hasn't caused you any trouble."
Kurt was never entirely sure how he felt about children. On the one hand, cute. On the other hand, messy. This one didn't seem in the process of endangering his outfit, so after a smile down at Ted, he looked up at the woman next to him.
"Oh- no, that's fine. I'm sure if he says he didn't-"
Hermione gave him a look. "Do boxes usually fall off shelves on their own?"
"It could have been a gh--" Teddy took the full weight of Hermione's quelling look and subsided. "Okay no it couldn't have been. Maybe it was the wind!" At Hermione's raised eyebrow, he burst out, "It wasn't ME!"
Finally Hermione relented a little. "We'll talk about this later," she said. Then she turned to Kurt again, the young man with his... rather full shopping cart. Eyes widening, she said, "You're new, aren't you? I haven't seen you before. Are you shopping for yourself? You've found a place to stay?"
"New, yes. Decidedly. Kurt Hummel, staying with Wesley Crusher. Nearly all of this is for Dok, though I plan to introduce a bit of a quiche competition, so my special ingredients are tossed in there as well."
Speaking of which, he reached across her with a smile and an apology to scoop up his favorite brand of shortening.
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"Auntie Hermione, I didn't do that. Besides, no one's home right now."
The response was swift, and tart. "I could put you in a full body-bind, and leave you right there in the middle of the living room. Or I'll inflate you like a balloon and float you right up to the ceiling, and you'll just have to wait for me to come back!"
"You wouldn't really do that."
"No," she replied. "But I would take you down to the police station. You know what Harry will do if he finds out you're lying..."
"I'm not!"
The cart pulled up next to him at the end of the row. "I'm so sorry," said the harried woman, pushing her unruly hair back from her face. "I hope Ted's prank hasn't caused you any trouble."
"I didn't do it, Aunt Hermione!"
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"Oh- no, that's fine. I'm sure if he says he didn't-"
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"It could have been a gh--" Teddy took the full weight of Hermione's quelling look and subsided. "Okay no it couldn't have been. Maybe it was the wind!" At Hermione's raised eyebrow, he burst out, "It wasn't ME!"
Finally Hermione relented a little. "We'll talk about this later," she said. Then she turned to Kurt again, the young man with his... rather full shopping cart. Eyes widening, she said, "You're new, aren't you? I haven't seen you before. Are you shopping for yourself? You've found a place to stay?"
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Speaking of which, he reached across her with a smile and an apology to scoop up his favorite brand of shortening.
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