Harry Potter and What Happened After - Sahits

take me out for my birthday."
"Ok," said Fred with a slightly mischievous smile, "don't let me bother you."
"Actually Fred, we kind of wanted to be alone, can you go, pardon the pun, hang out in the shop for the
night?" Ginny asked her dead brother, giving him her best puppy dog eyes.
Fred looked at her for a second and said, "of course, how could I refuse a look like that." And with that
he walked out of the frame.
"That was just a bit odd," said Harry as he looked down at the menu.
"Yeah," Ginny muttered as she too picked up her menu and looked at it, "but apparently Fred only has
to be here for dinner time, he can come and go as he wants to, as long as he's here when a costumer
comes to sit at the table. At least that's what George told mum when he told her about this place"
"Yes, your brother's portrait has been very cooperative," said Aberforth as he walked up to them, "he
will occasionally stop by and tell a few jokes, which always get laughs. Any way, just say your order to
your plates, and it will appear."
"Thank you," Ginny said to him. After a few moments she asked, "Aberforth, what gave you the idea
for this place?"
Aberforth smiled, and Harry decided that it was not something he wanted to see all too often. It was
smile full of missing teeth and black gums. "Well a lot of people were coming into town to either help
with the rebuilding or to just see what was happening, and the Hog's Head was taking in a lot of people
so I put of Albus' and Ariana's portraits to talk to people. Then somebody sent me a portrait of a loved
one who had died and asked me to put it up. Soon I had about 10 portraits and people asking for more.
So I got permission from families and put the portraits up and put in some tables and it became this
place." Aberforth said all of this with a hint of pride in his voice that Harry hadn't heard when he came
to the Hog's Head two months ago.
"Well it looks amazing," said Ginny
"Just wait until you see the view from the back window," said Aberforth as he pointed at the window.
Through it Harry could see the outline of the broken Hogwarts in the distance, and as he watched he
saw the top of a tower put back in place.
"Wow, that's really amazing." Harry breathed as he looked at the castle.
"Yeah, I thought so also when I saw it the first time." said Aberforth, a slight gleam coming to his eyes.
"I'm glad it's almost done though," he continued as he smiled.
"Do you have any idea who the new defense against the dark arts teacher is?" asked Harry. He was a bit
anxious about this. He had always had a…special relationship with his DADA teachers, not that it was
always a good one.
"No, but if they don't find somebody soon the Ministry is going to have to appoint somebody," said
Aberforth.
Harry had a flash back to his fifth year and Professor Umbrige. He shuttered, "let's hope that doest
happen," said Harry.
"Oh, I'm sure it won't," said Aberforth, "McGonagall won't let it." And with that he turned towards the
door to greet another costumer.
After a second Ginny turned to Harry and said, "he seems a bit odd don't you think?"
"Yeah a bit," Harry looked over at Aberfoth, "he was really sad and angry when Hermione Ron and I