[b][color=red]~ ARTEMIS ~[/color][/b]

The streets of London was as busy as ever - it took almost all of Artemis' willpower not to make a scene in public as she tried to squeeze herself through throngs of people but only to receive angry glares from them. She bit her lower lip with growing irritation - it was stupid of her to come here on a weekend where the road would be filled with muggle shoppers. She wouldn't even bother to come all the way here if it wasn't for the fact that she was running out of pocket money and still hadn't get a job to really get settled down with her life yet. The thought of her nagging parents' voice in her head only made her more annoyed than she already was.

After numerous shoulder-knocking, foot-trodden and umbrella-scrapping moments, she was very glad to have finally arrived at the front door of Leaky Cauldron and began to fill her lungs with some fresh rain-scented air, while the muggle jam behind her continued to inch forward, completely oblivious to the small, grimy-looking pub wedged between a big bookstore and a record label shop.

She could still remember the first time she came here with her mother, and the kind barman showed them to the wall that would reveal an archway, the entrance to Diagon Alley (not to mention how her mother's eyes were so close to literally popping out of their sockets while trying to digest the magical world that was probably beyond what her muggle mind could comprehend). The interior was very much the same as what she had seen in her first visit: a dimly-lit and shabby-looking place but this time with it was rather packed and livelier than usual. She quickly ducked down as a barn owl swooped dangerously low and almost hit her straight in the face. She shuddered at the thought of having to spit out a mouthful of feathers later.

However, one of the seated customers caught her eye - there was no way she could ever forget about that person. The one who gave her a lot of headache back during their Hogwarts days. One of the greatest troublemakers in Hogwarts history after James Potter and Sirius Black duo, and also the Weasley twins. Him.

[i][color=red]Miyu.[/color][/i]

She moved towards his table and sat down opposite of him; the Asian boy looked up from his butterbeer and seemed pleasantly surprised to see her. [color=limegreen]"Oh, hey---"[/color]

[color=red]"What brings you here?"[/color]

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[b][color=limegreen]~ MIYU ~[/color][/b]

The butterbeer in Leaky Cauldron wasn't as tasty as the one in Three Broomsticks, but to Miyu, who hadn't drink it ever since he graduated from Hogwarts and was forced to help out in his parents' cafe day in and out for months, it was good enough to remind him that he was still a wizard and not a muggle slave of his family business. He wanted to try a firewhiskey, but the barman, Tom, was pretty reluctant about it - Miyu's babyface feature would put him in a difficult position if people around started to question why a seemingly-underaged boy was sipping on alcohol.

His thoughts then drifted to the huge pile of gold in his Gringotts vault - not even his parents knew how much he had inside, the money he won (or rather, blackmailed) in bets during his Hogwarts days. He had no need for so much gold - he had decided that he would probably donate most of them off to the Hogwarts Needy Fund anonymously.

He raised his head in time to see a very familiar face before him - he would never mistake that cute angry look for someone else. He smirked inwardly at the number of times he sent her chasing after him around the corridors for all sorts of pranks he had played on her. He enjoyed watching the blur of changing expressions on her face, which was every bit as interesting as her fiery temper.

[color=limegreen]"Oh, hey---"[/color]

[color=red]"What brings you here?"[/color] It was just so like Artemis to cut off him abruptly and with such fierceness. He shrugged. [color=limegreen]"Nothing. I'm just taking a break from my family. What about y--- Whoa, look who else are here."[/color]

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[b][color=red]~ ARTEMIS ~[/color][/b]

Artemis turned around in time to see a blond witch tumbling out of the green flame in the fireplace who bumped into a wizard in light blue robes and sending the heavy volumes in her arms spilling on the dirt floor. She watched as the witch hurriedly snatched the book off the ground and giving eye daggers at the guy, whose facial expression suggested that he had a personal opinion about her reading choice.

She then returned her attention back to Miyu. [color=red]"What about them?"[/color] Then it suddenly dawned upon her. Her memories from her days at Hogwarts came flooding into her mind.

[color=red]"Noelle from Ravenclaw? And Aiden from Hufflepuff?"[/color] She said their names out loud, earning an amused look from Miyu. [color=limegreen]"What, you actually remembered their names?"[/color]