Ice-Cream for Two ((Alexa Lee))

[Nasser Salah G6]

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Nasser was excited about the new friend he had just made. Something was making him feel an extraordinary elation for some reason, and that same something was making him think about everything he did and said when he was with her. He could felt a little like when he was waiting for a Quidditch match to start, like there were butterflies fluttering in his stomach, but Nasser did not know when the feeling would leave him. Nasser led Alexa to an empty table and then said with a smile, "Do you mind if we sit outside? There's still a little bit of sun and the weather's fine today." Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour was a small shop but it had a very cosy and friendly atmosphere, very much like the man himself. Florean Fortescue always reminded one of a kindly grandfather, and though it was only on rare occasions that he came to the shop he always made it a point to pass by each table and talk to the guests at the shop, and sometimes if the guests were lucky he would give them free sundaes.

Nasser pulled Alexa's chair and waited for her to sit down, and then a waiter came up to the two with menus. Nasser wasn't going to look at the menu as he already knew what he wanted, but then the waiter started talking before either of the two had opened their menus. "Let me tell you about our special for today before you take a look at your menus. It's a plate of chocolate cake with four different scoops of ice-cream of your choice, covered with chocolate and caramel sauce, and any topping you like. We call it the Fortescue Ice-Cream Bucket. The smallest plate is enough for two though," he said. Nasser, who was tempted to try the special, turned to Alexa, and then asked her, "You want to try that?" he asked, still feeling nervous and excited and confused all at the same time.

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Alexa walked with Nasser to Fortescue’s ice-cream parlour, she had Mae-Li in her cage in her right hand as they walked down the streets of Diagon Alley. She was pleased that Nasser had suggested getting something; it would give her more time to get to know him. He had very interesting ideas and he shared her feelings on a lot of things, plus he was really nice to her when she needed someone to make her feel better. She felt very happy that he had asked her out, though it was not an out, out but asked her to spend more time with him. Nasser was smart, and from what she’d seen as school, motivated. He played quidditch just like she did and as an aside, which had nothing to do with his quidditch skills, he was cute.

They found a seat and like a true gentleman, Nasser pulled out her seat, and she thanked him and sat. Alexa was a little nervous for some reason, with him pulling out her seat and everything it sort of felt like a date. Her stomach started doing flip-flops all of a sudden, just thinking about those words. The waiter came over a few seconds later and gave them each a menu, but before Alexa had a chance to glance over it, the man gave them the special, and it sounded really good. She thought about it, but then Nasser suggested that they try it, she smiled, “Sure, it sounds really good,” she told him. It was enough for two or so the waiter said, so it would save them having to order two different things when it seemed that they both wanted to try Fortescue Ice-Cream Bucket.

[Nasser Salah G6]

"Well, I choose mint with chocolate chips and mocca," said Nasser, then he waited for Alexa to make her choice. The waiter went away with their order. "Dr. Herbert really is marvellous with all animals. I hope to become a Healer someday myself, or maybe a Mediwizard if not a Healer. I have to do really well on my OWLs and NEWTs though, they ask for really high grades," he told Alexa as he stroked Rosewig who was looking much better and eating the owl treats inside her cage.

Nasser looked back at Alexa, wondering how it was that he had not noticed in all their years together at school. What was this feeling of excitement and quickening in his pulse he had felt since she had turned to look at him back at the menagerie? He was so happy that he had her to talk with right now and wanted to learn all he could about her in this time they had together now.