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[bespell]

.: Phone :.

I give up. Does anyone have a good or any recipe for treacle tart? I miss it something fierce, but it's not in any of the cook books I found in this town.

Or any help in actually cooking, for that matter.


.: Action at 1485 Kramden Rd :.

Nothing is on fire in the kitchen this time, but the place is a mess, with every bowl and container out on the counter. Lily's taken advantage of her drone mum being at a ladies club to claim the kitchen to herself, and it's not going well.

Magic's been of minimal help so far, and her attempt to bake cookies haven't gone too badly, evident by the appealing smell wafting through the window and outside. It's really everything else.


.: Action outside 1449 Mitchell Rd :.

With a fistful of smooth pebbles in hand, Lily is doing the time honored tradition of flinging one at a time at James's and Sirius's bedroom window. It's also fairly late at night, so she's trying to be quiet about it with varying levels of success.

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.: Action outside 1449 Mitchell Rd :.

[sothis_rising]

[Sirius wasn't sleeping much anyway. He was still trying to figure things out even though it'd been weeks. What the hell was he really supposed to do here. He and James were of course good as gold, but it felt like he and Remus were drifting further and further apart. He hated it.

He heard the pebbles clinking against the glass of the window and made his way down the stairs, still in nothing but his boxers. Pulling the door open he leaned against the frame and watched as Lily kept throwing ricks.]

You trying to call out my mate or me?

[He's teasing of course, and if she could see his face he's smirking.]

[bespell]

Potter can sleep in. I was only checking if you were awak-- oh for Merlin's sake, Sirius, put something on! [Never mind their swimming pool stunt.]

[sothis_rising]

Can't take a half buck Black Evans?

[The smirk widens for a second before he disappears back into the house. He leaves the front door open as he goes upstairs to get dressed. He still doesn't have his magic so he can't just make his clothing appear; which would be so much more convenient. He grabs a pair of shoes and heads down, stuffing his wand in his back pocket.

A few moments later he's back at the door and coming outside, closing the door behind him.]

You wanted me awake?

[bespell]

[She rolls her eyes, planting herself on the grass while she waits for Sirius to change into something more modest, not wanting to risk waking up anyone else in the house by going in.]

I can't talk to you if you're sleeping now, can I? Up for a short walk?

[sothis_rising]

Well you could, but I doubt I'd listen very well.

[He plunks his hands in his front pockets as he walks over to her.]

Couldn't sleep anyway. Wanna see what trouble we can get up to?

[bespell]

It's been too quiet. [And Lily's getting terrified of getting too used to the town. It was disconcerting. Disposing of the last pebbles in her pocket, she edges away towards the sidewalk, as well.] Ever heard of the calm before the storm?

[sothis_rising]

Can't say mine's been very quiet since the new arrivals, but I get what you mean.

[He kicks at a pebble on the walk, launching it into the street.]

Mayfield hasn't tried to kill us yet.

Mitchell Road

[nonmetus]

[James flings open the window, in retrospect probably not the smartest thing to do, completely intent on yelling at whoever it is. When he sees it's Lily, though, he calms down a little, smiling instead] Evans! There are better ways than that to get my attention, you know.

[bespell]

Your attention right now is just fine. I'm not about to take my top off.

[nonmetus]

Oh-- should I go away again?

[bespell]

I will still be dressed when you reopen the window.

[She starts to look guilty, though] Did I wake you up?

[nonmetus]

If I say yes will you take your top off?

[bespell]

Even my guilt doesn't extend that far.

1485 Kramden

[tenderoblivion]

[Yuki drifts by the kitchen door with her nose to a book as usual. Three steps past the door, she comes to a halt and slowly tilts her head to glance into the disaster zone.]

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Re: 1485 Kramden

[bespell]

I haven't burnt anything yet. [Lily doesn't need to see the expression on Yuki's face to sense the disapproval.]

[tenderoblivion]

[The girl nods solemnly in agreement before bravely entering the war zone, picking her way through the piles of utensils and clouds of flour. She's not tip-toeing, really, that's just how she always walks.]

[bespell]

[Sliding a plate of reasonably baked cookies down the counter, Lily turns back to her notes, still determined to make a treacle tart from scratch.] They make it look so easy when it's already on a plate.

[tenderoblivion]

[Yuki's gaze lingers on the cookies for a moment or two before she heads to a closet in the corner to remove a broom and dustpan.]

They can be purchased in the grocery store.

[This observation is not meant to be a reflection on Lily's culinary skill, of course.]

[bespell]

You can't get that in America. [Lily deflates visibly] I checked the store.

[werewolfoflondon]

[Remus' brow lifts when he drifts down to the kitchen and finds Lily there instead of their dronemum. That certainly isn't what he'd been expecting, but he's definitely not going to poke fun. Rather, he'll start quietly gathering together the dirty dishes and helping to clean what she's finished with.]

...it would help if we could actually find some treacle in this place, you know.

[bespell]

It's syrup and sugar, can you believe that? And all this time I thought treacle was something you picked off a tree. [Lily's dead serious, having developed a taste for the dessert while at Hogwarts. She's poring over the recipe Yuki's conjured for her with no small amount of wonder.]

[werewolfoflondon]

[Remus cackles quietly at that, dumping the dirty dishes into the sink and beginning to fill it.]

Luckily for you, I don't think most of us are putting much stock in life skills at this point.

Though, my mother did make me try my hand at Muggle cooking now and again. I do a passable job of it, if you're in need of assistance.

[bespell]

I never lasted that long in the kitchen. [Checking the cupboards for syrup, Lily plops the container down along with some flour.] I'd be there for five minutes before Petunia dragged me out for making a mess. I still don't know what her problem is.

You'd think being good at potions would make this easier...

[werewolfoflondon]

It's not much different. Though I doubt culinary ability has anything to do with keeping a kitchen clean.

Messes can be dealt with. [Remus lifts himself up onto a counter and perches there, legs swinging.] So let's have a bit of fun with it, shall we?

[bespell]

Why, of course! Now, [With most of the correct ingredients laid out now, Lily taps her chin] What would Professor Slughorn do?

He'd probably ask the house elves to cook for him...