<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/Yin8jYu.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name:</strong>Ibrahim Berkes (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=339010.msg16079936#msg16079936)<br/><strong>Date | Time:</strong>15/01/22 - 3:50 PM<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, Hogsmeade<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>As pictured (https://i.imgur.com/Yin8jYu.jpg)<br/><strong>Mood music:</strong>Dusk Till Dawn (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQQbRBs3nFY)<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Tea date<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Corinne Bailey<br/><br/><br/><hr/><br/>Ibrahim looked around the tea shop while Corinne was making her order, noticing a few other customers.<br/><br/><strong>"Don't worry, this is merely an appetizer,"</strong>he said, matching her smirk.<strong>"I always keep an appetite for the main course."</strong><br/><br/>The owner returned almost immediately with their order, their scones and macaroons floating and settling smoothly onto floral plates in front of them. Kettles, further water and their teas followed, alongside the quintessential accompaniments of milk, lemon, sugar, cream and jam. The presentation was impeccable and Ibrahim nodded in approval at the owner. Madam Puddifoot then used her wand to instantly boil the water in their kettles and advised them to use their own wands to keep the temperature in check if needed.<br/><br/>After she left them again, Ibrahim leaned into the table and glanced down at his cup. It also featured a floral design and he sighed in relief, noticing it was empty. A tea shop in London once had the audacity of adding milk in his Earl Grey, which arguably is a very common combination in the UK, but they did so without asking him first. He had been so offended he returned the tea, got a refund and left the shop. Milk had no business in<em>his</em>tea, ever and neither did lemon peel.<br/><br/><strong>"If you put milk in your Lady Grey, I'm leaving,"</strong>he threatened, lifting his chin and smiling. He was joking, although it was hard to tell when it came to Ibrahim and tea.<br/><br/>He paused, his facial expression returning to a more serious look.<br/><br/><strong>"Corinne... We've been seeing each other for a few months now and I know I've been very busy during the holidays and we're both busy at school, so much that I... I don't see you as often as I'd like and I'm sorry about that..."</strong>he began, gulping as this was a big demand he was about to make.<strong>"I meant to ask you... Would you like to meet my family on Easter break? Unless you have things planned with your own..."</strong>he reached for his tea and expertly put it in his kettle for it to infuse while they were conversing.<strong>"My mom is quite eager to meet you."</strong><br/><br/>His family being Muslim, they were obviously not celebrating Easter, but Hogwarts had a two-weeks break for Easter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=338991.msg16078801#msg16078801) regardless of religious affiliation. It was the soonest they would have a break from Hogwarts and could go home, but it would also coincide with Ramadan which could be tricky for him to manage this time around.