Hanging Out at Zonko's (Tessa)

"Sure." He brought her home, and kissed her goodbye. "Any last requests?"

"Come inside for a quick tea?" She didnt want him to go just yet.

"Okay. Nice place." He walked in and noticed the nice smell of honey in her apartment.

"Thanks." Tessa went to the kitchen and put the kettle on. "Make yourself at home." She lied across the couch and patted the spot next to her head and smiled at her gorgeous boyfriend.

Aidan sat in a chair and stared at Tessa. "She is so beautiful.", he thought to himself. Aidan smiled at her, and ruffled his hair.

"So whats your family like?" She asked wanting to get to know him better.

"My mom and dad are both dark wizards." That's all Aidan had to say. He hated his parents with a huge passion. He teared up a bit and looked away.

"Dark wizards? Like Death Eaters?" Tessa felt her fists clench when she thought of the Death Eaters. They had taken her father from her. But then she looked up and saw Aidan was crying. She quickly sat up on her knees and hugged him. "I'm sorry. I shouldnt have asked."

"Death Eaters. I wonder how they got that way.", he croaked through tears. "I miss them a lot."

"I know you do babe. I miss my dad too... It's awful to lose someone you love. But you know I will always be here for you." Tessa had not yet told Aidan about her fathers death involving death eaters.

"I hope you don't mind me asking, but what happened to your dad?" He hoped it wasn't anything serious, or involving Death Eaters. We all know what that meant.

"A Death Eater killed him a 3 years ago. I was 15, Vanessa was 8 and Luca was 19. The Death Eaters name was Rocko Benson. I saw him the other day. I could have killed him. But David wouldnt let me." Tessas eyes grew dark and her jaw clenched in agony and need for revenge.
"I could have killed him right then and there. He made us watch him kill my father. Me, Vanessa, Luca and my mom. We all had to watch and couldnt do anything to stop it. I couldnt do anything...." Tessa tried to fight back the tears. Lately, she had been yelled at for crying. Mostly by David. She figured crying was a sign of weakness. Tessa would not be considered weak.

Aidan couldn't believe how Death Eaters were so cruel - wasn't there something in their minds that tried to tell them this practice of Dark Arts and murdering innocent people was inhumane? But they knew right from wrong - they knew that they would get a life sentence in Azkaban for all of this. Running around, looking for a way to become immortal, purifying the wizarding world. What kind of nonsense was this? Thoughts were flowing through Aidan's mind like a tornado, replacing all the good, jolly thoughts, with fury and anger. He felt like he could punch a wall. But, instead, he hugged Tessa and said, "Nothing's worse than knowing you will never hold someone in your arms again."

"I hate all the death eaters. I want them all dead." Her eyes were filled with flames of anger and fury. "I want to kill them all one by one." She held Aidan tight and said, "Dont let go... Please dont let go." She hid her face in his chest and let a few tears fall free. SHe thought of her family, how they would never see her father again.

"I won't. I wouldn't let go if I had a choice." Rocko Benson had already became his enemy, and he hadn't seen him face to face.

"Aidan... will you stay?" She didnt wanna be alone when she was this angry. The last time this happened Tessa ended up with a broken mirror and 3 broken fingers because she was alone. "I dont trust myself to not do something stupid."

"Sure." He had to admit he was very furious, and his mother, father, and this whole Death Eater group. Didn't Lord Voldemort's death tell them that this nonsense should be ended? He didn't really want to tell Tessa about his grandmother and grandfather's death, but he'll tell her soon.

"Thanks. I'm gonna go get ready for bed. Help yourself to the tea." Tessa walked into her bedroom and grabbed one of Lucas old shirts and some sweat pants. She always wore Lucas shirt when she was missing her dad. It made her feel safe. Something about the over-sized shirt swallowing her tiny frame made her feel like nothing could hurt her.
She walked back out to the kitchen and poured herself a cup of tea. "Wanna add some fire whiskey?" She asked showing him a bottle she grabbed from the cabinet. She smiled enticingly and poured a little bit into her own cup.

"Sure." He smiled and ruffled his hair while asking, "Do you have anything I could wear?"

"Um.... I have some old Stuff of Lucas and my dads. Ricky took everything when he left..." She walked back into her bedroom and found an old pair of Lucas sweats and one of her dads old shirts. "Try these on." She tossed the clothes at him and poured some fire whiskey into his tea cup.

Aidan walked into the bathroom, and changed into the old clothes. "These fit nicely.", he said as he picked up his tea cup.

"Great." She smiled weakly and lied down on the couch. "I can sleep here and you can take the bed. Since you're the guest."

Aidan sipped his tea as he relaxed. Even though he was furious over the Death Eater discussion, he was not as angry to turn into a Harpie.

Tessa smiled and went to her linen closet and grabbed a blanket and a pillow. She set up a bed on the couch and got comfortable. "Would you maybe like to watch some tv?"

"Sure." Aidan sipped some tea, and ruffled his hair a bit.