Outdoor Seating

[sweetpinkpixie]

Visiting Florean Fortescue's for a tasty treat? In the shop just to meet and greet with friends? Either way, you'll probably be looking for a place to sit down. If the weather's warm enough, or you're just looking for some fresh air, you'll love to sit at one of the many outdoor patio tables the parlour has to offer. Each table is circular in shape, with a number of comfortable wooden seats surrounding it. Depending on the time of year, you just might find a bouquet of fresh flowers sitting in the middle of the table you're seated at.

If the sun is too bright, you'll want to open the umbrella-style top mounted on your table. Otherwise, leave the umbrella closed and pushed down to enjoy the sunny day. At each table, you'll find a menu showcasing all the tasty flavours available at Florean Fortescue's. A napkin dispenser can also be found at every table, just in case you have to clean up any ice cream accidents that do tend to happen.

[AlwaysSnapesGirl]

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

Despite having spent the majority of the term forgetting that OWL examinations were even a thing and only really doing an legitimate studying the week prior to sitting them, Anna was quite optimistic about her results. Such was the way of the slightly taller than before swirly haired manic pixie dream girl (a phrase that had been tossed her direction by a peer and she had decided to adopt since she liked pixies and dreams) who had wholeheartedly prescribed to the mentality of 'what will be, will be.' A poor score in Potions simply meant that she was not destined for a career in the field, right? Anna ought to care just a little more and perhaps she would once her results were in and parents weighed in on the results.

Had daddy ever sat OWL examinations? Yet another mystery she would, perhaps, never know the answer to. Especially not now with mum seeming to come down even more harpy-like whenever Anna brought him up and asked questions. Maybe next time she would not be asking around the dinner table while asking for someone to please pass her the gravy.

But, for now, the only wondering on this Hufflepuffle's mind was what kind of ice cream Ezra liked. She had realized on her skip to meet him that she had committed a true friend faux pas in NOT knowing what his favorite flavor profiles were when it came to such things. Good thing the plan was to get some ice cream today! See? Everything happens for a reason!

Spotting him eaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasily, she quickened her skips and would have thrown herself at him for a hug BUT...he was sitting down so that would have been awkward. Not awkward in the sense that she thought her fun sized frame would cause his chair to topple over and take her with him but rather that she might accidentally whack herself on the chair and get a bruise or something. "Ezra! Hi! So glad to see you!" she beamed as she came to a stop beside his seat but continued to rock back and forth from toes to heels and back again. "Did you remember to put on some sunscreen today? Mum is really strict about protection won't let me leave the house without it and I have a little travel sized bottle in my bag if you didn't that you can use if you'd like. Something to do with an allergy to ultraviolet? I think...maybe...sounds familiar though...like maybe Professor Gert mentioned it in class before..."

People watching was fun sometimes. It wasn't exactly his favorite thing in the world, but it was something to do when you were in a magic environment and couldn't just scroll on your cellphone. And sometimes you saw people doing something funny or interesting. Like that random couple over there who were sharing a bowl of ice cream together.

Hmm. Interesting.

But Ezra was more than relieved when he heard Anna's voice and then she appeared there beside him. A grin lit up his face immediately, and he hopped to his feet, opening his arms to give her a quick hug. "Hey, great to see you too!"

Er, wait, sunscreen? "Oh, uh...no, I haven't." He hadn't...ever thought about wearing some to Diagon Alley, actually. When he was doing something like going to a beach or a pool or something else outdoors, then he did put some on, of course, but not here. But technically unless he went into the shops, he was still outside and in the sun whenever it wasn't behind some clouds so...it did make sense to put some on. Though whether Professor Gert had mentioned something about an allergy to ultraviolet light, he couldn't say; it had, unfortunately, probably gone in one ear and out the other for him. "I guess I could put some on my arms." He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, so he supposed they could use some sunscreen.