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PROUDFOOT
You took your time! I’ve been here for hours!

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
That’s over stating it a bit! I had to get all the information! Louisa is flushed

PROUDFOOT
What did you find out glances at the Manor.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
He’ll be back at work tomorrow and we need to go to Ireland.

PROUDFOOT
Ireland? I’m guessing that’s for Alec Fanner.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
He warned me to be careful. Seems he’s quite ferocious. We may have to take back-up with us.

PROUDFOOT
I’ll take no chances. We’ll take the others with us to be sure.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Fine but I don’t want the first years in trouble because of us.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE and PROUDFOOT apparate back to the Ministry of Magic. Everyone is going home for the day but they get to KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT just in time to explain their plan. JADE JONES, GREGORY GREENGRASS, SAVAGE and JOHN DAWLISH.
The first years can only stand in awe of the others and wait until they are finished speaking.

JOHN DAWLISH
I say meet back here tomorrow morning? No point going now.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
Great work everyone first day, done and dusted.

EVERYONE leaves feeling very proud of themselves.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
So, Harry, Ron, Neville, how did you find your first day? Is it what you expected?

HARRY POTTER
Good Sir, it’s going to be a lot of paperwork though isn’t it.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
Yes, Mr Potter not quite what you’ve been used to I suppose. But you’ll be good at it none the less.

HARRY POTTER
Thank you sir.

RON WEASLEY
Is it always going to be… well … fighting?

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
No Mr Weasley, not at all. You’ve done enough of that. I hear you’re good at logic. You may want to apply some of that.

RON WEASLEY
Right. Sounding unconvinced

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
I think I need a new wand though sir.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
Yes I think you do, we’ll have it sorted soon enough. You and Louisa will pick one up soon. I can see you are going to be just as good as your parents.

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
Yes with her, um…

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
Got a problem Longbottom?

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
No sir, not at all.

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOLT
Good. Fantastic Auror in the making that one and a transfigurist to boot. You’ll learn a lot from her.

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
I’m sure I will sir.

EVERYONE plodded off.

RON WEASLEY
Problem Neville?

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
I just … didn’t want to be put with … She’s a Snape AND a Riddle it couldn’t get much worse!

HARRY POTTER
They put you with her for a reason, I’m sure, and she was always an in-between, so she says.

RON WEASLEY
Charlie, Fred and George always liked her so that’s good enough for me.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Hi guys!

HARRY, RON & NEVILLE
Hi !

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Ooo I came in at a bad time… ok well Neville, Kingsley told me about your wand… can you come with me now? Ollivanders will still be open, and it’s right next to my house.

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
Yeah sure, but I don’t have any cash.

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
It’s ok I do. We can go to the Leaky Cauldron and chat afterwards too. You guys can come if you want?
Neville Looks pleadingly

HARRY, RON
Sure!

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Ok, are you ready?

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
Uneasy sure, no problem.
They all head off to THE LEAKY CAULDRON via the floo network.

RON WEASLEY
To Harry Does he know she lives in Knockturn Alley?

HARRY POTTER
To Ron No idea but he’s going to get one hell of a surprise?

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Ok, we’ll see you back here in a few minutes?

RON WEASLEY
Sure! Want us to get you in some drinks?

LOUISA SNAPE-RIDDLE
Ok, just my usual butterbeer is fine.

NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
Same

RON WEASLEY
Coming right up!