Carl was excited to be hanging out with Mel today. He was a bit nervous as well, which he guessed was because he had not seen her for a while now. They had so much to talk about - he wanted to hear all about how her holiday was so far. He hoped things were really okay between them, after how she had hurried away from him that day in the Treehouse.

After spending some time wandering around Diagon Alley, the Hufflepuff stepped into the Ice Cream Parlor well before their meeting time. He found a seat in a cool Booth and waited. Why was he feeling self-conscious all of a sudden? He combed his hair back with his hand as he looked around.

Oh there was the Ice Cream Flavor Menu. Something he could focus on. Chocolate Frog and Caramel Apple sounded delicious!