HP : TRIUMPH

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different person from the Harry he had been a month ago. He gave the mirror a grim, determined smile and turned away. He scooped up the bag on his desk and headed for the kitchen. Once there he devoured a piece of toast and an apple before he waved to Harold and headed for his car.

As he drove to his café he noted that it really was close, only a ten minute drive really. He pulled onto Elm Street and parked his car in the underground lot before hurrying across the street to the Café. He quickly unblocked the front doors and flipped the lights on. He spent a good fifteen minutes making sure everything was perfect and the doors were all unlocked.

Eleanor had arrived five minutes into his last check up and had started to bustle around, familiarizing herself with the place. Randal came tumbling in the door only minutes after her, excited but prim and proper. Leonard and Fujita arrived at the same time from different entrances. Fujita just gave a lazy wave and retreated to the kitchen where a sighing Leonard reported he was sleeping on a chair.

Harry looked at his watch and saw it was almost opening time. Outside the street was fairly busy with people up and about. He'd gotten a nice location. It was on a street along with a bunch of business, a popular clothing store, and a large book store.

Okay everyone," Harry smiled. "I forgot to mention it but the magical side will not be opening until next week. I wanted more time to work on the menu and advertising. Today, we all focus on this side."

Nods all around.

"Now, for our opening today, I've got a special job for Eleanor and Randal."

He offered them a grin and they eyed him cautiously. A wave of his wand and some muttered complaints later the two stood in cosplay. Eleanor was wearing a blue dress and ribbon and her hair was loose. She resembled an Alice perfectly, especially with her long blonde hair. Randal was wearing a mismatched suit of outrageous colors and the coat missing in favour of a vest. A tea cup poked from his pocket and a bright top hat sat on his head.

Harry also tossed Leonard a set of white rabbit ears that were on a headband. The man put them on with a sigh and Harry altered his regular vest to become a non-restricting red dress coat with a long tail. Harry himself pulled on some purple and pink striped cat ears and spelled a fake cat tail of the same pattern to the back of his pants. Then he changed his pants and vest to match his ears and tail but left his shirt white. He grinned widely at his grumbling crew.

"I was thinking about making this permanent for the muggle side."

Randal twitched slightly but otherwise there was no reaction.

"Okay then." Harry pouted. "Anyways let's get started. Eleanor and Randal, you guys are outside, just invite people in for tea and tell them about of Opening Day deal. Leonard, you work the till. I'll help."

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Truth be told, Harry hadn't expected many people to show on the first day. He was quite surprised when the opposite was true. Only a few people had wandered in in the first two hours, but at eleven more had begun to trickle in until all the seats were full by noon and there was a line at the till as people bought sweets.

"Please come again." Harry smiled as he handed a lady her bag of sweets.

She smiled at him and led her babbling child towards the door. Harry looked to the next customer. It was an old man who was quite hunched and had a cane in one hand. He was clean shaven though and had long grey hair pulled back.

"How may I help you?" Harry asked kindly.

"What's good?" The man asked grumpily.

"That depends on personal preference. I myself prefer the strawberry shortcake."

"Don't like strawberries." The man grunted.

Harry was glad that Leonard was also helping customers. He could already tell this man was going to be finicky.

"Then may I ask what you do like?"

"Chocolate."

"Do you like cake, cookies, tarts, brownies, fudge, or anything else."

"…cake."

"Well then I would suggest the devil cake, or the dark chocolate cake, or the no egg chocolate cake, or the marble cake. There's also the fudge cake and the triple chocolate cake."

"Hmmm. Actually cookies."

"There's chocolate chip, double chocolate, chocolate with icing, and white chocolate."

"Hmmm. Tarts."

"Chocolate tart."

"Hmmm. Brownies."

"Chocolate, double chocolate, and chocolate with icing."

"Hmmm. Fudge."

"Chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, double chocolate, marble, chocolate and peanut butter, and chocolate and caramel."

"Hmmm. What else?"

"Nanaimo bars and chocolate mousse."

"Hmmm. I'll take a green tea and a slice of lemon cake."

Harry twitched out of both amusement and exasperation

is a magical inherited gift. Snakes have no ears after all. The same magic that enables you to know parseltongue and allow snakes to hear it will enable you to translate the written form."

"Oh."

The goblin grunted seeing an end to Harry's questions and led him through the camp. Harry quickly learned that while the goblins and humans worked together, they did not sleep next to one another. The camp was divided in half, goblins on one side, humans on the other. Harry was the only human on the goblin side and even he was close to the 'split'. A mess tent was right in the middle also and it was where breakfast, lunch, and dinner were cooked.

Harry stuck close to Switchblade even after the tour was finished, not knowing anyone else at all. A few gave him odd looks but he ignored them to silently follow the surly goblin. Said goblin allowed it as long as he wasn't too talkative. Harry made sure not to voice every question that came to mind.

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