WHO: Luna Lovegood and Dean Thomas WHEN: July 3rd WHERE: Zoo WHAT: Luna tries to cheer Dean up
The walked into the gateway of the zoo, muggle families milling about around them. It was a nice day for it and he wasn't surprised by the good number of people. It was early enough in the morning that the sun wasn't too high and people were still trickling in. The animals should be about and with any luck they wouldn't all be hiding in the shade and away from prying eyes.
When he was a young boy he both loved and loathed the zoo. He loved seeing all the animals he read about in his storybooks and saw in the movies but hated that they were locked up. His mum used to tease him about the time he was three and cried because they animals were all prisoners. He knew what it was like being captured, it wasn't a fun feeling. He grabbed a map of the zoo, not betting that they'd follow it over exploring on their own but it couldn't hurt. "If we go this way we go straight to the monkeys. Might as well start on a fun note, if that works for you." In a few years he'd be taking his boy here. It was a strange thought.
He offered his arm to Luna, happy to navigate them through the crowd of people. Some of these outfits were as exotic as the animals but that was muggle London for you.