Once inside Herpes and Ginny placed the order, while Ron and Harry hobbled off to the washroom under the invisibility cloak. “Damn it!’ exclaimed Harry as he splashed water on his arm. He mended his clothes, and cleaned them with his wand. One quick glance in the mirror, and it was Ron’s turn. Harry considered Ron, who was washing the dried blood from his face in the sink. The two of them hadn’t spoken much to each other since the previous evening. He wondered how much the methneeder told him. “There’ said Ron examining his reflection in the mirror. He turned his gaze from the mirror onto Harry. “I’ve been wanting some private time with you, mate!’ he growled. “What did the methneeder tell you?’ asked Harry. “Not much’ shouted Ron. “Just tell me what he said’ demanded Harry in an undertone of both of concern and urgency. “He said you were sticking your nose where it didn’t belong and then he broke mine. Now you tell me what this is about’ demanded Ron. “Smokesummore gave me the entire house cut to find and destroy the whorecrusts. He told me to take my friends with me, but I didn’t want to put you in danger’ explained Harry. “BLOODY HELL! HE GAVE YOU THE ENTIRE HOUSE CUT!?... The old man’s out of his fu<kin’ head! At least I’ll get my fair share’ said Ron. “I lost the house cut when the car was stolen’ explained Harry. Ron looked at Harry as seriously as a stoned teenager possibly could. “So where’s this whorecrust thing supposed to be?’ he asked. “There should be one nearby. In the sewer, near the end of 3rd street. It’s behind a loose brick’ replied Harry. “Sounds like your source was a bit sketchy on the details, but I’ll tear the fu<king sewer apart if I have to’ said Ron. “You’re going to help?’ asked Harry who was shocked by Ron’s decision. “No one ambushes me, steals my gun, ties me up to a bloody fu<king chair, beats me for an hour, and lives! This is personal’ spat Ron. “Didn’t Ginny kill your torturer?’ asked Harry. “Yeah, but he was acting under orders, so his boss is going to die too’ roared Ron. “What does that have to do with helping me destroy the whorecrusts?’ asked Harry who was more confused by Ron’s reasoning than usual. “Everything! We destroy his product, and he’ll try to kill us personally. That’s when I get my revenge’ explained Ron as he pulled out his Desert Eagle in a mock quick draw. Harry stood there in silent shock. “A frontal assault on a heavily armed sadistic drug lord with hordes of loyal cut throat followers. What could possibly go wrong?’ Harry thought to himself factitiously. “Right, but now it’s time to eat’ Ron said earnestly. It appeared to Harry as though Ron’s metaphorical bollocks were larger than Carl’s. They stepped out of the washroom and took their seats at the table Ginny and Herpes had chosen. A middle aged man was sitting at the table beside them trying to eat his steak and eggs with toast. As the waitress walked past him, carrying the drinks for Harry’s table, the man called out to her. “It’s a pain in the arse cuttin’ me steak wif a bloody fork covered in jam’ he complained. “Nuthin’ I can do about it, guvner. It’s the law. We ‘ad teh turn over our knives’ she replied. “Leas’ crime is down’ he pouted as he tore the meat apart with his teeth. No sooner had he torn a piece of meat from his steak than a brick smashed through the diner window. A group of teenagers were screaming, and cursing outside, their tires squealed as they sped away. “Call the police!’ cried another waitress. After a moment of silent observation their waitress turned back toward them and sat their drinks on the table.