Harry Potter and the Thunderstruck Muggles(01) - Sahits

Gerry with the shimmering eyes started to fetch jackets, and trousers, stopped. "Darling, dome a favour and take a proper shirt first - I would just start crying if I had to look at thiscombination any longer!""Okay ... To ease the pain."The first two samples were flatly refused. Frills and whatnot - no thanks. Not-so-young Gerrylooked slightly hurt but offered some alternatives.Checking them, Harry felt better. Finest quality, soft and thin as before, but at least theylooked like shirts rather than night gowns. "Yes," he said, "that's more like it." With respect toGerry's admiring looks, he preferred to change in the cabin.Newly inspirited, Garry rushed through the rows, found a splendid piece here, a knockingitem there, came back, his arms full with ab-so-lute showstoppers.Harry studied the collection. Light green, rosy, cream-coloured with some glittery stuff toreflect the light in myriads of sparkles. He looked up. "Gerry, don't take it personal, but -please, just dress me like a heterosexual, because that's what I am."The tailor giggled. "It's not your fault, mon chér, probably just the lack of opportunity. Alors..."The pieces of French didn't sound as if the communication would improve when changing tothat language, were probably just the nice touch on top of Gerry's personal style.The next collection offered no more pastel colours. None at all, really. Shouting blue was stilla moderate member in this palette. Harry shook his head. "I'm not going to wear that, Gerry.""But my dear Harry, you bad boy, you said I should dress you like the vintage macho, didn'tyou? ... That's how such people dress here around.""Really? ... Do you like it?"An expression of deep distaste crossed the man's suntanned face. "It's awful - these terriblecolours, these ab-so-lute-ly deafening combinations ... But what can you do? That's thefashion, darling.""Good, so we agree on that ... Now, let's try it again. Make it simple, Gerry - just perfect, noless. Like what you'd wear, if you weren't - er ..."Another giggle. "Got it, Harry-dear ... The true challenge, the ab-so-lute dream customer.Give me a moment to re-adjust, it's quite a while since ..."The next attempt struck the first success. Black trousers, a raw-linen, cream-coloured jacket,together with two alternatives - a dark-red shirt, slightly shimmering, to wear it openly, and asand-coloured one with a dark-red tie, suiting formal occasions.Gerry beamed. "You look gorgeous, Harry-baby ... People will eat you alive, with that outfit."Harry grinned. "Which ones?"26