who ? Padma Patil and Jareth Dorny. when ? Friday 14th April, afternoon. where ? Diagon Alley Veterinary Clinic. what ? Old friends reunited, with kittens. warnings/rating ? SFW. status ? Complete.
Padma had only been working since lunchtime, but already she'd performed four general check-ups on bunnies, one barely four weeks old and another of which was already sick. The owners all seemed to mean well, at least, so Padma wasn't too worried the bunnies weren't going to be well treated. Nonetheless, she was pleased when she checked her next appointment and discovered it was two kittens, even if it was still just a general check-up. She walked the owner of the latest bunny back out into the reception area, then called "Luke and Leia?" She had enough muggle friends to recognise the names, and had even been taken to see the latest Star Wars film when it had come out, though having seen none of the earlier ones she hadn't had a lot to compare it to.
When the owner of the kittens stood up to come with her, Padma stared at him. "I'm sorry -" She stopped, because although her brain told her it was impossible, that it must just be someone who looked like her friend, she had to remember that people who'd died had been coming back, that someone who looked like Jareth Dorny - exactly like Jareth Dorny, as Padma had last seen him, not a day older - actually could be. "Jareth?" she asked, needing to make sure. She wanted to throw her arms around him, but he was carrying his pets, so she held herself back. "It is you, isn't it?"