Celebrities and Joes

The sun shined at it highest point, lighting the streets of Diagon Alley allowing the people inside to go and find the shops. It was almost the first day of school and everyone was rushing around hoping to find a shop that wasn't packed. Yet for one person, Andrew Thompson, he didn't even care. He walked at his own pace, past the rushing people that sometimes ran into him, and found his stop. Just a corner in the alley that wasn't filled with people. He quickly stepped into his, brushing the sweat off his brow. He hated having to get last minute supplies, but he needed about 10 times the needs he needed for the NEWT year. He missed OWLS.

He sat down on a bench, hoping to at least get a couple minutes of relaxation. The people in the large crowds were talking loudly and even some babies were crying and screaming. He figured the faster they went, the less of a chance they were to be attacked by Death Eaters...or something worse. The demons had basically ruined his life, without even doing anything directly towards him. They had hurt the love of his life...making him feel weak and useless as he couldn't do anything about it. He quickly shook his head to try and banish the dark thoughts. He needed to focus on the present.

He looked back up again, to see if the crowd had died down at least. It hadn't. Andrew groaned softly in his annoyance. Sometimes he wished he had his own little bubble, the thing that could at least try and protect him from all the people and noise. He wanted to be alone more than ever at that point.

The streets were crowded and the sun was high in the sky, which made the air even more uncomfortable for Ginny. She hated the stickiness of the temperature and the beads of sweat that came along with it, and Diagon Alley definitely was not the right place to avoid that problem. Hogwarts was almost in session once again, and children and their parents were rushing to get last minute supplies. Gin remembered those days, her parents always bought her supplies late in the summer; though she always got them, nonetheless. She missed the first time she walked through that brick column at King's Cross Station, luggage ready in-hand, for her first year at Hogwarts. She always wished that she could do it all over again, simply for memories.

Ginny's thoughts were interrupted when a sweaty woman walked into her. Didn't people have any sight at all? She knew the streets were congested, but there was clearly enough room for the woman to walk around her. Ginny was always easily irritated, especially since... the incident. Ever since her husband's death she was always so cold-hearted, or at least lukewarm, she could never be so rude to people. She simply cared too much for others' feelings and emotions. And if people were hurt, and the pain was caused by her, the guilt would be unbearable. Though she was never really like that in her teen years, as she matured, it became more of an issue to her.

Ginevra was once again interrupted when a few people behind her decided to burst into a run, causing her to fall forward and into the lap of an upset-looking adolescent male. Some people laughed at her, but continued on with their pointless pacing. "Oh, my goodness, I'm so sorry" Gin pushed herself to her feet and brushed herself off. She looked to the boy with apology in her eyes. "I'm sorry, people just, apparently, have no eyes, since I was right in front of them when they decided to practice for Cross-Country" She chuckled.

(Sorry it took so long! D:)