Making New Friends [Yong Soo]

William walked into The Three Broomsticks, and looked around the place to see if there was anyone he knew in there before heading for the bar to buy a Butterbeer. Butterbeer was one of the things he kind of wished was available in the Muggle world, but at the same time it made it a treat since he couldn't get it from a regular Muggle pub.

Once he paid for his Butterbeer he started to look around for a table. He'd had a pretty busy week before this Hogsmeade visit, but now he could relax and not worry about anything for the day. He quickly realised there weren't any free tables left in the pub, and moreover that none of the people he'd usually sit with were in there. Oh well, time to make some new friends!

He then spotted Yong Soo in the pub. He knew Yong Soo through years of playing Quidditch against him, and he seemed like a decent bloke who was quite competitive like himself. He also knew Yong Soo was in the year ahead of him, but that didn't matter. And just because they play Quidditch for different houses doesn't mean they can't be friends off the Quidditch pitch, right? He quickly approached Yong Soo's table.

"Hi, Yong Soo. Do you mind if I sit here?"

"Thanks!" William said and sat down. He listened to what Yong Soo had to say, and the other man talked so fast! He seemed quite friendly though, and William he was glad it was all right to sit with him. "It's so much busier in here today than usual."

"Seonbae? Does that mean something like upper-classman?" William said, and he grinned when Yong Soo said his full name was too formal. William felt much the same way about his own. "My friends and housemates usually call me Will. The teachers and my parents call me William, and it makes me feel like I'm in trouble when they do."

He then noticed Yong Soo looking at his drink and commenting on it being weird. He supposed it would look a tad weird if you weren't used to it. Not everyone loved the taste of butterscotch. "I guess it could be weird, but it's kind of like a butterscotch non-alcoholic beer. My parents drink Muggle beer, but it doesn't taste anything like this."

He sipped his Butterbeer, and thought about the Seonbae, Hubae thing. It really did sound like senior and junior, and he didn't mind that. He was also glad that his initial impression of Yong Soo seemed to be right: that he was a decent bloke. "Yeah, why not? Seonbae." Will grinned. "How have you been, anyway?"