Sachiko eyed the peas in front of her. "No," she said, and turned her face away.

"Sachi-chan, you have to eat," Shikamaru said, voice pleading. "Just four bites." She sent him a scathing glare. "Okay, two bites."

She narrowed her eyes at him. "Pudding," she said slyly, and he thumped his head down on the table.

"I cannot give you pudding for lunch, dad would kill me. Just. Please. This is the third dish we've tried. How about...some chicken?"

Sachiko glared.

"Okay, well...cheese?"

Her nose went up into the air. "I mean...squash? Hari said you liked squash!"

Sachiko's stomach made a loud grumbling noise, and her eyes filled with tears.

"Oh, no," Shikamaru mumbled.

"Hungry," she whimpered.

He held up a spoonful of mashed peas hopefully. Her lower lip wobbled. It was adorable, damn her.

"Fine," he said with a sigh. "Pudding."

He didn't miss the smug look she sent his way as he sulked over to the fridge.

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End of this book.

I hope you enjoyed this story a lot.

Thanks for reading!

Next time in the second book :

Hermoine and Ron have finally figured out how to find Harriet after almost five years of looking. With George and Ginny by their sides, they follow their best friend to the Elemental Nations...only to discover she might not need that rescue, after all.

Also they, uh, may have forgotten one teeny, tiny little detail...like how exactly they'll be getting back to Wizarding London.