WHO: Alicia Spinnet & Fred Weasley WHERE: Alicia's flat WHEN: December 15, Evening WHAT: Fred drops by Alicia's flat and becomes her guinea pig... and stuff XD
"Keep adding pinches of flour until the sauce has thickened," Alicia murmured to herself, running one flour-covered finger down the directions in her cookbook. Glancing back at the pan on the stove, she wondered aloud, "How do I know when it's thick enough, though?" It wasn't often that Alicia cooked -- or, at least, cooked fancy food -- but Devin was coming to visit Friday and she was determined to make dinner for him. Normally they went out to eat, but she wanted to do something special this time. So, tonight she was making a practice dinner.
Using her wand to charm the spoon to keep stirring the sauce, she turned a page in the cookbook to read what she was supposed to do next. "Be careful not to overcook the sauce, or it will burn." Burn! Her eyes darting back to the pan, she sighed in relief that it seemed to be okay. Just to be sure, however, she removed it from the heat. It looked about right, anyway. She guessed.
The timer went off indicating that her chicken was done, and she'd no sooner grabbed her oven mitts and opened the oven than there was a knock on her door. Quickly placing the pan of chicken on her counter, she bustled over to the door and opened it. "Oh, Fred! Hey!" she smiled, stepping back to let him in.