Show Me What You've Got (Ron)

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Dom had a short semi-break from school. After all, it was Christmas break and she was of age, so she decided to leave Hogwarts for a short while ion a Saturday to go and visit one of her favorite uncles. Granted, Dom wasn't particularly sure she had a favorite uncle, she just liked all of them at different times for different reasons, mostly having to do something with entertaining her or giving her something to do. But Uncle Ron was great at that! He was always good for a laugh or a good time, so Dom made a point of searching him out.

"Uncle Ron," she called cheerfully upon entering the store. Of course, there was a buzz of excitement there, as there always was, but Dom had no problem making herself heard above the normal noises of the shoppers. "You're favorite niece is here to see you!" Not that she really thought she was his favorite, but saying things like that was just Dom, so it was to be expected. She searched around the store, sure that it wouldn't take long to find him.

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He was handling customers a lot today. It was usually busy, but today seemed to be extremely busy, especially now that school was on break, students were pouring in by the dozen. Suddenly he heard a familiar voice calling for him. He couldn't help but smile at who the voice belonged to. He always enjoyed her company, because she always enjoyed having as much fun as he normally would. He looked over the customers until he finally spotted her.

"Oi". He called out to her, waving his arms from the desk above the other customers, "Over here, oh favorite niece of mine. What brings you to the most overcrowded place in Diagon Alley?"

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She heard him speaking, heard the smile in his voice, before she saw him. She stood on the tip of her toes, squinting to try and see him through the crowd. When she did spot him waving to her, Dom grinned and skipped around the room until she was right next to him. "I wanted to come and visit my favorite Uncle!" She answered easily, reaching up to kiss him on the cheek. That was just the way she was. "Has it been this busy all week?" She asked with a smile, looking around them curiously. There really were a lot of people in the store, which was a good thing and a bad thing. Of course, it was good because it meant things were going well, but it was bad because how was she supposed to steal her Uncle away with this. "I was hoping we could do something fun," she said in a lower voice. "But if you want I can help out here!" Whatever was best for him, Dom was fine with. She'd just been in the mood to see Uncle Ron today.

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"Aw shucks. We both know you have other favorites." he joked, rubbing the cheek that she kissed, "Yeah it's been pretty busy. I guess since there's a break in school, kids are coming in to make sure that they have a hard time going back."

He laughed a little at that, remembering all the times that his brothers sold things, both in and out of Hogwarts, that helped students dodge exams and possibly get out of school itself. It was those same types of items that he was selling today, as well as some love potions that witches and wizards bought to woo the poor souls that were being targeted. Ron couldn't help but remember the time that he accidently fell for that same potion which was meant for Harry. His flashbacks were interrupted when Dominique said that she wanted to do something fun. He couldn't help but smile.

"I'll make you a deal. You help me clear this crowd, and we'll go do something fun." he looked to her with a smile, "It's close to time for me to go on lunch anyway."

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Dom shrugged when her Uncle said she had other favorites. "You know me; things like that depend a lot on my mood. Right now you're my favorite." Really, he was consistently her favorite Uncles, but sometimes Dom did get in moods where she changed her mind about lots of things. The great thing about Uncle Ron was that he understood how much she liked to have fun and he had it with her, which not many others were willing to do.


"Deal," Dom agreed without hesitation, turning to the crowd in front of the two of them and directing the students to form two lines so she could start helping. This wasn't the first time that Dom helped out at the shop, so it was fairly easy to help get through the shoppers intent on buying so many pranking supplies, among other things. It was impressive that after all this time so many people still came here for things like this. No one could do better, apparently.

Once they got through the rush and the lines were all but nothing, the people in the shop sparse, Dom turned to her Uncle. "So when is it time for your lunch?" She asked innocently, "because I'm ready for some fun whenever you are." She wasn't sure if he needed to talk to anyone before leaving, so when another customer came, she gestured for them to come to her and she took care of their order before turning her attention back to Uncle Ron.

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He laughed when she said it was all based on her mood, knowing that her mood varied on a day to day basis. Though thankfully, her mood mainly directed her towards him. He smiled at her when she agreed to help him out, and was more than happy to let her take control of the crowd. With her help, the crowd began to diminish to just a few customers. It wasn't long before both the registers were full. He began to close his up and place a sign on the counter that said "be back soon". He then smiled and turned towards his niece.

"I'd say it's about time for my lunch right now." He said with his typical smile, "So what would you like to do? We can walk around hogsmead, visit some friends, or we could get something to eat. Personally, all that work has made me hungry.

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When Dom saw her Uncle putting things away, she started to close her own register, ready to get out of here and do something. Granted, she liked helping out in the shop, so it wasn't like she resented doing that, but she was ready for something more, though she didn't care what.

She leaned up against the counter and watched while he put the "be back soon" sign into place before turning to her. "Perfect," she said with a mischievous grin. Then she shrugged innocently, "I don't really have a preference. Food sounds good to me, for a start." Not that Dom really thought she could demand Uncle Ron's entire afternoon, but surely they could do a little more than just lunch. "I don't normally eat around here. Where do you want to go?" 

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When she mentioned food, of course Ron's stomach growled in response. He always liked the idea of eating, whether it was a big meal, or a small snack. Hermione always told him that he'd be getting as big as Hagrid, but Ron always just laughed it off. Dominique then asked where he thought a good place to eat might be. He leaned against the desk, scratching his head as he did.

"I'm not sure." he said, thinking hard on the subject. "I'm sure there some places around here we could go and eat, but I can't tell you what they are, off the top of my head."

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Her Uncle didn't have any ideas of somewhere he wanted to go, specifically, but Dom didn't mind. She smiled and cocked her head to the side, her eyes narrowing as she thought. "Well, do you want to go on a walk and we can see what sticks out?" That could be fun. "We could do it here, or go to Hogsmeade, or we could go into London. What do you think of those ideas?" Or if he had a different idea, Dom would go along with that. She was just ready to leave. "Come on, let's get out of here," she encouraged with a smile.

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He liked how his niece thought. He can't think of a place, so she decided that they would walk around and see what looks good. He did a last minute check around the store, making sure everything was in place and nothing ended up missing. Once he was sure that it was safe to leave the shop unattended, he walked up to her and held out his arm like an escort.

"Sounds like a plan." he said with a smile, "Shall we?

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Dom grinned when Uncle Ron agreed. She took his arm and nodded her head, "We shall! Let's get out of here," she encouraged, pulling him towards the exit. She didn't know why he seemed so hesitant to leave. Was something wrong? She squeezed his arm as they walked into the street. "Everything ok, Uncle?" she asked quietly, a little concerned, but not sure if she should be or not.

"I think that place looks good. What do you think?" Dom pointed to the first place she saw when they got into the street. She didn't know if it was any good or not, but she knew Uncle Ron was hungry, and it seemed like he didn't want to make any choices. So Dom tried to make it easier on him.

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"Yeah. Everything's fine."

He smiled at his niece as she guided him outside. He took a breath of fresh air as he looked around, then looked in the direction she was pointing. He didn't think he had been there before, so it would be good to try something new. He wondered what could be inside, or what kind of food they had. He also began to wonder if he'd like it, or it'd be another place that he would rather not visit again. Only one way to find out.

"Sure." he said with a smile, "Let's go check it out."

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Dom nodded when Uncle Ron said that everything was fine. She believed him, of course. Why wouldn't she? Besides, even if something was wrong, he probably wouldn't want to talk about it with her. She was still in school, it wasn't like she would think of something to help that he wouldn't. And that was only if something was wrong. 

She grinned at him when he agreed to go into the place she suggested. She walked in, thinking as she looked around that this place reminded her of a mix between Madam Puddifoots and the Leaky Cauldron, which was a strange thought. But, it had the soft, cheery atmosphere as the little tea shop, but the same type of clientele as the Leaky Cauldron. She sat down and looked at a menu, which seemed to have just about anything you could want. "Hmmm ...." she said as she looked at it. "I think I'm in the mood for one of these soups. What looks good to you?" Dom looked up at her Uncle, wondering what he thought about this place. If he didn't like it, they could go somewhere else, for sure.

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He wanted to tell her about the strange happenings going on at the shop, but he began to feel like he's pretty much told everybody so far. Maybe after they've eaten lunch, he'd talk to her about it. They entered the place, and Ron looked around. He had to admit, this place had a bit of a homey feel to it. He smiled as they found a table and sat down. He picked up the menu and looked it over. The soups did look good, but Ron was in the mood for something a little more greasy. He looked through the menu until he came across the chicken.

"I think I'll get the fried chicken with potatoes." He said, imagining the food already.

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Dom smiled, giggled actually, at the look of pleasure that covered her Uncle's face when he said what he was going to get. That did sound good, but she was in the mood for a good soup. Any soup. She would probably just let the waiter choose their favorite for her, because she was too lazy to look through the choices and decide. Thinking of waiters, when were they going to- ah. She smiled when a young man showed up. He was probably only a few years older than her and quite attractive. She smiled at him and ordered a soup, winking at him and encouraging him to bring her favorite. 

Once he was gone, she turned her attention back to Uncle Ron. "So what do you have to tell me? Anything exciting or interesting going on outside of Hogwarts? You tell me and I'll tell you all about the stuff going on inside," she said with a teasing smile. Of course, she would tell him anything he was interesting in knowing, but she loved to tease, so she would start with that.

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