'*~An afternoon bonding~*' [Hallie, open]

[Pansy Parkinson]

Pansy walked into The Three Broomsticks quite late. She had overslept in her dorm [since it was a weekend]. She was in a rush to go there, one, because she was the store owner and it wouldn't function if it was closed, and two, she and Hallie had agreed to meet there.

She hurriedly walked inside the store and fixed everything, using her wand to set the chairs and tables, then manually wiping the glasses one by one. She was a bit relieved that she wasn't late for her date [she giggled at what she called it, but of course she wasn't lez or bi, she just couldn't find another thing to call it with and 'appointment' was too formal].

She conjured the beef steak and pumpkin juice which she had prepared earlier, heating the steak again and setting the tables. It was around lunch time and she figured that Hallie would be hungry, and waited for Hallie or a customer to enter.

[Hallie Appleby]

The sixth year Hufflpuff woke up with a start. She just saw Voldemort torturing little Miles. She shook her head. It was one of those nightmares that made her shudder. The look on Voldemort face was terrifying. She hated his acts. She hated the fact that Voldemort actually takes pride on hurting people and enjoys hearing shrieks of pain, especially from the so-called, ¡¥mud-bloods¡¦.

Hallie yawned and stretched, trying to shrug all the badness of the dream away. She took a deep breath and was about to exhale when she saw the clock. She did not know if it was just her but the clock turned into a howler. Oh my God! It was almost twelve! Pansy! Hallie stared at the thing with wide eyes, she just could not believe it.

She showered and got dressed in a nit bit after making her bed and grabbing a decent attire from her closet. She then used drying charm on her hair before leaving the Hufflepuff dormitories. She eyed the common room and there was no one. Of course there is no one here, it¡¦s 12:00 in the freakin¡¦ weekend! Hallie rushed to the Three Broomsticks before Pansy had her head.

A few minutes later, she found herself in front of the infamous pub. She was surprised to see that no one was actually in there as of the moment. The shop was open but only Pansy was in it yet. She grinned to herself. The two of them were lucky that no Hogwarts student was there. Hallie and her friend would be able to act normally. ¡§Pansy!!!¡¨ Hallie exclaimed as she entered the pub.

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[Pansy Parkinson]

Pansy was back to wiping the glasses when she was startled by someone calling out her name [she almost dropped the glass!]. She rolled her eyes but grinned nonetheless. She was happy that they would have some bonding time together again.
"What are you trying to do lady give me a heart attack?" She said giving her a fake glare, and putting her free hand on her chest for effect. She then smiled and said;
"Finally, I thought you got lost in your dorm or worse drowned in your bathroom" she said and stuck her tongue out as she jokingly snickered at her.
She gestured for Hallie to sit on one of the seats in front of her as she was behind the bar and all.
"What have you been up to?" she asked as she smiled at her, one of her smiles that only she could see.

[Hallie Appleby]

Hallie laughed when she saw Pansy struggle with the wine glass. "Ha! Startled Pan?" She asked cheekily. Through the years of their secret friendship, she had grown close to the girl and at present she is very at home around her. She cracked again when she saw her friend putting her hand over her chest for the infamous dramatic effect. "Why would I want to give Pan a heart attack?" The Hufflepuff put on an innocent face and mocked hurt. "I can't believe you would suspect me, of all Hufflepuffs!"

Hallie laughed. "Oh Pansy, it was horrible. My head got stuck on the sink. I'm glad it wasn't the toilet bowl though." She laughed. She loved being with Pansy, that is, of course, when the two of them are alone.

"Why asked miss-I-do-not-like-trouble-because-I-love-peace me, Pan?" Hallie smirked a little as she sat down on the seat that Pansy motioned to. "The real question is: The sneaky, cunning, etc. Slytherin Pansy, what have you been up to?"

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[Pansy Parkinson]

Pansy stuck her tongue out at Hallie. "Of course, of all the Huffies, why you, you couldn't even harm a fly" she said grinning, to let her know it was a joke. She listened to her made up story, trying to stop herself from laughing, then afterwards burst in a fit of giggles. "Why am I not surprised?" she then said once her giggling stopped. Over the years, she's become really close with Hallie, that she just acted freely.

She looked at her, "You do know that your the only one besides Zane and Draco who calls me Pan and gets aways with it, right?" she added smirking at her. Not many people dare call her Pan, she disliked the nickname, but Hallie and the two boys always got away with calling her that. She then laughed at what Hallie called herself and said; "Sure Hallie" sarcastically.

"Well, the usual, bullying first years along with Draco and the gang, here and there, most of them Huffies and Gryffs" she said as she looked at her apologetically, yet said it in a joking manner, she knew that Hallie knew very well that she didn't want to, but sadly she couldn't just say no, Draco and the others would hate her.

[Hallie Appleby]

It was Hallie¡¦s turn to burst in a fit of giggles. ¡§I do not know how to take that, Pan. Should I take it as an insult or a compliment?¡¨ Hallie smirked and then winked. On one hand, when one could not even hurt a fly it means one is really nice but on the other hand, it means that one is a very weak person.

¡§What¡¦s that supposed to mean?¡¨ Hallie asked inquisitively before raising a delicate eyebrow and laughing her heart out. Well, it was her first time to get her very sticky head stuck on the sink or was it not? Then Pansy told her about the Pan nickname and only her, Draco and Zane gets away alive after calling her that and chuckled. ¡§Really? You sure?¡¨ She asked, her words dripping with sarcasm. ¡§Sure Hallie¡¨ She heard her friend say sarcastically and she rolled her eyes.

Hallie nodded and smiled at Pansy when she heard her latest first year torturing activities. She, of course, was not happy about it. She never would be happy about it. Hello? The kids are first years and first years needed to be guided not pestered and tortured. She just could not feel rage towards her friend. It was her nature, it was her part and sadly she had to play her role. ¡§So you have been annoying the hell out of the poor firsties?¡¨ Hana said more to herself than to Pansy. ¡§You haven¡¦t killed any, have you?¡¨ She asked jokily to lighten the mood up.

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[Pansy Parkinson]

Pansy thought a bit. "Well, you could take it as a compliment, but then you could also take that as an insult. Come to think of it, it is a compliment, you can stand up for yourself, I've seen it" she said as she smirked. She was referring to the time where Hallie beat Draco. Draco went up to her and started annoying the hello out of her, with her leaning on a wall behind them, watching fondly, when Smack! Hallie punched Draco's face using her right hand, of course she went over to Draco, tending to his broken nose, but not before winking at Hallie, giving her two thumbs up when Draco wasn't looking. Not that she was plastic towards Draco, but she congratulated her because it really took a lot of guts to do that, which she knew her friend had a lot of.

"That simply means that your rank the same as them, my best friend. Wait come to think of it, your my first girl best friend," she said winking at her. Both of them knew they were close friends, but lately she'd been thinking of offering that to Hallie. Of course she wasn't forcing her.
"I'm not forcing you Hallie," she then said as she smiled at her.

She looked at Hallie. She really didn't want to, but she had no choice.
"Hallie, you know I don't want to, it's just that Draco, well, I really can't object, whenever I have the choice, I usually avoid it or sit it out, plus I make it a point to bring them to the Hospital Wing, if ever they had physical contact" she then said still looking at Hallie.

"Where there was this one incident where I needed to bury, hah! Kidding, heck no" she said as she joked along with Hallie. "You hungry?" she then asked, still hiding the food she prepared.

[Hallie Appleby]

She could not help but laugh at what Pansy brought up. She knew exactly that she was referring to the punching-Draco-on-the-nose-incident. She burst in a fit of giggles, which she had always been doing a lot when she was with Pan. She can remember vividly the priceless face of Malfoy when he got what he had been searching for. She just got fed up with him calling her ¡¥mudblood¡¦ with his two pet friends beside him. She could not forget Pan¡¦s two thumbs up. She wasn¡¦t laughing because she broke Draco¡¦s nose. She was laughing that she actually had nerve. ¡§Well, I¡¦m a very patient girl and we both know that Pan. I¡¦ll be nice to a person as long as I can but when I have had enough, Armageddon will befall them.¡¨ Hallie said honestly. She knew that both of them were well aware of that.

Hallie eyed Pansy for a while. She blinked. Once. Twice. It was not because she could not believe Pan would like the two of them to become best friends. It was because she could not believe that even though they are secret close friends, they still manage to become really close all these years. ¡§Aw Pan!¡¨ Hallie flashed her a watery smile before trying to hug her but failing terribly since there was this thing people call counter dividing her and Pan. ¡§Do I look like being forced, Best?¡¨ She asked her new best friend, grinning. ¡§Come to think of it, you are my first Slytherin best friend.¡¨ She added.

Hallie just nodded solemnly as Pansy explained the thing with Draco again. She however beamed when she heard about her bringing the poor kids to the Hospital Wing. ¡§No need to explain, Pan. I completely understand.¡¨ She said truthfully. She gets the situation and she just did not want her best friend to be hated by her best friend and housemates for the rest of her life. No friend would want that for a friend.

Hallie cracked again. She loved being with Pan and joking around her. She never gets a dull moment. Then she asked her if she was hungry. ¡§Starving and I would have eaten you if you are not my friend!¡¨ She exclaimed, sticking her tongue out at the Slytherin.

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[Pansy Parkinson]

Pansy grinned. Hallie and her knew very well that Draco deserved what he got. She was never this happy when she was with a person from another house. Well probably because she didn't have a lot of friends from another house but oh well. She listened to what Hallie said, amused.
"I think Armageddon started and ended within the Muggle movie Apple Pie" she said as she smirked.

Pansy looked at Hallie, composing herself. She got her wand and made the counter disappear for a moment, hugged Hallie, "Thank you!" she said happily [seeing Hallie's great difficulty to hug her, which caused her smirk show on her face again, for a second that is] then backed up and made the counter reappear. She then stuck her tongue out; "Gawd, you know I'm not good at cheesy moments" as she laughed a bit.

She nodded. She knew Hallie would understand but she felt that she needed to explain herself.
"Thanks Hallie, for being such a good, friend, no scratch that, for being my best friend" she then said and flushed, she got herself into a cheesy moment again, she was never good at this, oh how she loved tension.

"Well too bad, you were late so I ate ahead, but you could drink that hunger through," she said smiling mischievously. She then laughed and got the plates from the back of the bar where the kitchen was. The plates held the steak, and she made the Pumpkin Juice follow her [by magic of course] then set it on a table. She went back to the counter and looked at Hallie.
"Shall we?" she then asked, her smile replaced with a smirl [smirk+smile].

[Hallie Appleby]

Hallie eyed her new best friend with amusement. She seemingly was trying to revive her rather cute nickname. ¡§It¡¦s been a long time since someone called me Apple Pie, Pan.¡¨ The Hufflepuff told the Slytherin, stressing her cute nickname, Pan, which was really horrible for her friend¡¦s liking. Well, at least for the best friend present it was cute.

The counter then disappeared. ¡§Ha! Why hadn¡¦t I thought of that!¡¨ She chuckled at her¡K stupidity? It was not really a big one but still. Now that the greatest obstruction of all time was gone, she was able to hug Pansy better without using excessive effort that really was not needed. After a few moments, they released each other and Hallie could not stop grinning. She just got a new best friend, why would not she be happy? She was the type of girl who values friendship a lot and she would not trade it for anything else.

¡§Lol! It¡¦s fine. I¡¦m not good in public speaking either!¡¨ Hallie said, trying to cheer Pansy up. ¡§Okay! Whatever Hallie!¡¨ She told herself, rolling her eyes for being cheesier than anything else in the world that moment. She then heard Pansy thank her for being her best friend and said; ¡§And I thank you too.¡¨ She replied sincerely.

¡§Yeah too bad I got stuck on the sink! But then again, I¡¦m thankful it was not a toilet bowl full of Merlin knows what!¡¨ Hallie chuckled as she watched her friend get something from the back of the bar. She was back again after just a few moments with plates that held stake in hand and two glasses of beverage tailing her. Hallie laughed when her best friend ¡¥smirled¡¦.

[Pansy Parkinson]

Smiling, Pansy turned to go to one of the tables and set the food down. "Come on, the food might turn cold," she said as she stuck her tongue out at her. She waited for Hallie to reach her and as she did she found that a question popped into her head.
"Apple Pie, do you fancy anyone lately?" She asked with curiosity, she did know Hallie's previous secrets, but they haven't talked for a long time, so she probably would not know who she fancies at this time.[/color][/size]

[Hallie Appleby]

¡§I know!¡¨ Hallie stuck her tongue out at Pansy as she reached her. She eyed the steak and felt so hungry. Hungrier than before. She then pouted at her new best friend. ¡§Now you made me hungrier!¡¨ She whined as she saw how appetizing the steak was. It really looked delicious.

Then Hallie heard her friend ask about her fancying someone and all that. Hallie looked her friend in the eyes. She grinned at her and blinked. Once. Twice. ¡§Me? I tell you I fancy the steak!¡¨ Hallie said jokingly. Hello she was hungry. As in starving!

Hallie had always been nice to everyone. Well she tries to, she just did not want to have enemies and it was not because she was afraid of getting hurt or anything, she was just friendly. She was friendly to girls and guys but she was not a flirt. She does have crushes at times but she never really flirts with them. As in flirt like those girls who really flirt as in flirt with every guy inside the walls of the school. It was just not embedded on her personality. "What about you, Pansy? PANSY someone?" Hallie smirked as she grinned at her best friend.

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[Pansy Parkinson]

Pansy grinned ate her. "Let's eat then," she said getting hungry herself. She hadn't eaten breakfast so her tummy was very empty by now. "Isn't steak one of your favorite dishes?" She inquired though she knew perfectly well that it was.

At Hallie's hungry-almost dying face Pansy laughed. "Hmm, that's a Given, Pie, but do you fancy a person?," she said as she emphasized the word 'person'.

She knew a lot of people who liked Hallie and it would be nice if she fancied one of them.
"Well, I uhm," she said as she blushed. "Pie, remember the secret I wouldn't tell anyone even you before? Well, I uhm..I've fancied George since my first year," she said her cheeks burning.[/size][/color]

[Hallie Appleby]

The middle Appleby child grinned back. She missed Pansy a lot since she had been with her Slytherin buddies all the time lately. ¡§Yeah, we¡¦ll see though if that would change after I take this Pan-made-Steak.¡¨ She joked, grinning at Pansy as she stabbed a piece of it with her fork and brought it to her mouth.

Hallie had to crack at when she heard what herself said. She really must be hungry. ¡§A person?¡¨ She repeated as she felt blush creep up to her porcelain cheeks. She rarely received questions about boys and if Pansy was not her best friend, she would have changed the subject at once. ¡§Hmmm¡K let¡¦s just say I have a particular liking for Ron, he¡¦s such a short fuse at times and I think it¡¦s funny.¡¨ She admitted. ¡§You know, I do not know how I managed to let that one out, Pan.¡¨ She added.

Hal beamed. ¡§Oh?¡¨ She smirked, trying to put a face that would make Pan blush. Hey! She started this blushing thing anyway. ¡§I love those two! I mean Fred and George.¡¨ She told her blushing friend. ¡§They are really funny and now I know why you kept it as a secret. Draco, for one, would go hysterical if he heard that. No worries, Pan. My lips are sealed.¡¨ She assured her.

[Pansy Parkinson]

Cutting the steak, Pansy chuckled as Hallie ate hers, and smiled noticing that she had liked it. She was never a cook, but hey, she could prepare dishes when needed, one she did often when she was around Draco or Zane.

"I knew it!" She then squealed, almost jumping in the air. "I knew, I knew, I knew it! Hah! You finally admitted!" She teased. She had a hunch before that Hallie fancied Ron, and turns out, she was correct. Now she was going to tease her extra. She teased her before, to Ron [who else] but now, she had a solid fact at hand.

"I know you lips are, you wouldn't want me telling Crabbe and Goyle about Ronniepoo now huh?" she joked, refreshing herself of the time she caught Hallie sleeping in class, whispering the word 'Ronniepoo' in her dream, good thing only she noticed.