Re: After Dinner - Harry and Al
Al took a sip of his new experiment. It turned out to be a grand success, but only if one aimed to achieve an explosive nostril-tickling brew of liquid spicy heat.
He fought with inhuman effort to keep the peppered tea in his mouth and swallow it down without a coughing fit.
Then Al took a deep breath through his mouth. "Ahh. I did for almost a week," he answered. "Then I went back and explained to him that I wasn't a reporter digging up dirt for a headline. So he let me stay in his lab, and let me read his books, and um..." Al paused, glancing at his cup and grinning. "He's a brilliant Legilimens, Dad. Did you know?"