I'm coming back to London. I can't say my timing is impeccable, seeing as there's still some murderous maniac about, but Harry's going off to catch snitches with Pucey and Davies soon and there's no way Jill can man the pub by herself ( Read more... )

Before people start bandying about Justin Finch-Fletchley as if he's the new muggleborn revolutionary (or terrorist, depending on which colour spectacles you're wearing) who casts an inferno at anything in his path, take a care and remember how despicable he will be when all of this passes and he's shown to be as spankingly innocent as ever. He'll ( Read more... )

So I'm currently at my parents out of the country. Following the Merlinade episode many angry boyfriends found their way into the Banshee with wands at the ready, and there's only so many places one can hide in Diagon Alley. Jill has agreed to take over until this blows over, with Harry helping out ( Read more... )

I hate it when the pub's busy and I have to help pour drinks. That's why I'm hiding in the back room that Justin thinks I should also turn into a swimming pool. There's also the fact that I'm hiding from a certain Courtney James, a witch visiting from Northampton who took a shine to me. A sweet girl, but not my type in the long run. I've had ( Read more... )

I don't like summer. But, just as they drink more in winter to warm up, people drink more in summer to cool off. Business is good, in other words. No complaints here ( Read more... )

At first the fires of Knockturn Alley were good for business. With Sybaris shut down, and the Leaky Cauldron about as inviting as a pile a mouldering laundry, the Banshee became the bright spot in the otherwise dim world of wizarding nightlife. Now that Baddock's gone and got himself burnt to death in more or less the same place, people seem to ( Read more... )

It's been almost a month and Sybaris still hasn't re-opened. Normally I'd welcome this turn of business, but the back room at the Banshee is turning into Sybaris part II, and I'm beginning to run low on those expensive bottles of whiskey. Plus, they keep asking for things that aren't on the pub menu, like crudites and stilton. I'm a pureblood ( Read more... )

If there's going to be flames in the greater Knockturn/Diagon area of wizarding London, then perhaps it's high time that I take that one tiny step closer to actually living in my pub. It does have all the comforts of home, after all: couches, cocktails, and conversation. And despite what rumours may swirl, I can assure you that the comforts are ( Read more... )

Well, Harry's turned out to be a decent enough bartender. And I'm not just saying that because it's his birthday - the Banshee's brief financial woes have been more than managed, largely due to his strange talent with selling the more exotic unsellable drinks. I'm told the pumpkin schnapps had outlived three generations of landlord, though at this ( Read more... )

I heard a rumour there was some variety of soiree tonight, but I can't say I recall what exactly ( Read more... )