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RP: Roxanne & Theo
Who: Theo & Roxanne
What: Mysterious weekend expedition
Where: Brixton, London
When: Backdated to July 10th. Late evening.

As before, Roxanne found being in London a little bittersweet. It was odd, arriving this close to her home and not popping in. Knowing that her family's shop was just a short walk away, on the other side of the brick wall, but empty - all the colour and life leached out of it. Roxanne had spent her childhood, and much of her teenage life, in the aisles of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes and she mourned the loss of it almost as if it was another family member. When she allowed herself to mourn it, of course. Which barely ever happened.

No, keeping busy was much better and it had been easy enough to do that today. She enjoyed Theo's company, and they'd spent most of the afternoon wandering around muggle London, seeing where they ended up. There had been an enjoyable hour spent (playfully, Roxanne liked to think) confusing the human statues in covent garden, a lunch eaten on the move as they walked along the river, a loud and confusing ride on the underground, a few drinks consumed in various pubs and bars around the city... the time had gone quickly, although the novelty of being somewhere outside the castle still hadn't quite worn off.

"Come on," she was saying, hands planted firmly on Theo's shoulders as she did her best to urge him further down the street (easier said than done - he was quite a lot bigger than her). "It'll be half an hour. Tops. And it'll be the best pizza you've ever eaten. He promised."

The 'he' she was referencing to had, in fact, been a overly chatty newspaper salesman a few streets back, who Roxanne had hounded for food ideas. It was surprising how hungry you could get while wandering aimlessly.