Meeting in Edingburgh Who: Kingsley Shacklebolt and Remus Lupin Where: The Jolly Judge, Edinburgh When: 8pm and onwards Warnings/rating: PG
Edinburgh was quite crowded, quite cold and far too wet this winter, but Kingsley still loved the town. He's spent enough time in the old parts of the town to know them by heart, and he was familiar with several pubs that were sufficiently private and quiet for this purpose.
The Jolly Judge was really perfect. A few regulars, a few stray tourists, a general mixed crowd where nobody really took notice of each other, pleasant atmosphere and the best ales on tap. A quarter to eight Kingsley nodded lightly at the barkeep when he entered and took off his rainwet coat and hung it in the wardrobe before he went to the bar.
After a few polite words, he ordered an Arran ale then sat down at one of the tables not quite all the way in the back so he could see Remus Lupin when the man arrived.