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Located on the south side of Diagon Alley, sandwiched in between Sugarplum's Sweets Shop and Janus Galloglass, is Cranville Quincey's Magical Junk Shop. The outside of this shop is nothing spectacular. A cardboard box labelled 'FREE STUFF' (containing bits of parchment that have already been doodled on and various items broken well beyond repair) rests on the cobbled street, serving an indicator of what kind of establishment this is.
Just beyond the door lays a maze of numerous bins, shelves, and racks holding various items with price tags tied onto them. To the left of the shop is where all second-hand clothing can be found for those who don't feel the need to purchase the pricey fabrics and accessories being sold at Madam Malkin's or Twilfitt and Tattings. The back is reserved for all kinds of books and reading material. Of course, they aren't nearly as top-quality as the ones Flourish and Blotts and other bookshops, but the amount you'll be paying for them is quite a bargain. Lastly, the right side of the shop is where you will find a large variety of miscellaneous items. Take your time browsing through these items as not even the shopkeeper remembers what all is here.
When you are ready to pay for your newfound treasures, make your way to the counter in the middle of the shop. On the counter itself, you will find a till and, oddly enough, a rubber chicken substituting as a bell. Typically the rubber chicken doesn't need to be squeezed as the shopkeeper is usually sleeping at the counter. But, in the event that the shopkeeper isn't around, give the chicken a good squeeze and he will be right over.
Cameron was supposed to meet Natalie outside of Sugarplum's but he had wandered off a liiiiittle bit while waiting for her. The box labeled "free stuff" had naturally caught his attention and he was now standing in front of it, eying it curiously. Was there anything useful in there? Who had these things belonged to? Or HAD they belonged to anyone? Were they second-hand or just...broken upon arrival?
Also, was this shop new or had he just never noticed it before?
So many questions and at this point Cam had 0 answers. Was he really allowed to just take something? Although, why would he? He really needed a lot more information on the items before he would take something. For now, he simply poked at some of the pieces of parchment with the backside of his wand. Huh.
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Originally Posted by Lislchen
Cameron was supposed to meet Natalie outside of Sugarplum's but he had wandered off a liiiiittle bit while waiting for her. The box labeled "free stuff" had naturally caught his attention and he was now standing in front of it, eying it curiously. Was there anything useful in there? Who had these things belonged to? Or HAD they belonged to anyone? Were they second-hand or just...broken upon arrival?
Also, was this shop new or had he just never noticed it before?
So many questions and at this point Cam had 0 answers. Was he really allowed to just take something? Although, why would he? He really needed a lot more information on the items before he would take something. For now, he simply poked at some of the pieces of parchment with the backside of his wand. Huh.
Natalie was in a GOOD MOOD.
It was summer, it was warm(ish), it was NICE(ish) outside and she was FREE from Hogwarts' latest shenanigans. It had never felt so good to be out in Diagon Alley. She had a positive outlook for the time being, so she was taking it as far as she could.
And that meant hanging out with her friends. Her relationship with Cam had been... rocky over the last couple of years, but she had finally let things mend themselves over the last several months and she was happy with where they were at. After all, he made her brother very happy.
That's who she was on the lookout for that day. She had her hair in a braid and she was wearing shorts and a crop top, FULLY embracing summer as she walked down Diagon Alley to find him. She was just approaching Sugarplum's when she noticed Cam, except... he wasn't at Sugarplums. He was looking at a dodgy cardboard box outside of a shop further down.
Natalie continued walking until she got closer to him and the shop that she... did not recognize. She squinted at the sign and made a face at the box. "What is this place?" she asked aloud, making her presence known. Looked like a bunch of junk.
It was summer, it was warm(ish), it was NICE(ish) outside and she was FREE from Hogwarts' latest shenanigans. It had never felt so good to be out in Diagon Alley. She had a positive outlook for the time being, so she was taking it as far as she could.
And that meant hanging out with her friends. Her relationship with Cam had been... rocky over the last couple of years, but she had finally let things mend themselves over the last several months and she was happy with where they were at. After all, he made her brother very happy.
That's who she was on the lookout for that day. She had her hair in a braid and she was wearing shorts and a crop top, FULLY embracing summer as she walked down Diagon Alley to find him. She was just approaching Sugarplum's when she noticed Cam, except... he wasn't at Sugarplums. He was looking at a dodgy cardboard box outside of a shop further down.
Natalie continued walking until she got closer to him and the shop that she... did not recognize. She squinted at the sign and made a face at the box. "What is this place?" she asked aloud, making her presence known. Looked like a bunch of junk.
Maybe there was some hidden treasure at the bot-
Oh.
Cam had been so focused on the parchment and other items in the box that he hadn’t heard Natalie approach him. “I don’t know?” But he was CURIOUS. He didn’t like not knowing things. He was the person with the answers usually. Standing up straight again, he squinted at the shop for a moment before finally turning to look at Nat. “Hey.” He smiled. Summer suited her.
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The Irishman was still not used to this whole getting up early thing. He was very much a night owl, which wasn't exactly the best match for someone who was the now owner of an easy-to-miss shop that had been around in the alley for who knows how long. Today was another one of those days that Cranville Quincey's was being opened well after its posted hours.
One day the doors would be unlocked on time. ... Maybe. ... Likely not. But better late than never, aye?
Clad in a black tank top, a faux fur coat, and sunglasses, all of which he totally snagged from inside the shop, Ryan pushed his way through the crowd (not caring a bit about the looks he was getting for wearing a fur in the middle of a hot summer) and approached the junk shop and the couple of kids that were gathered around the cardboard box.
"'Ello you lot," he greeted them, unlocking the door with a movement of his wand. Were they coming in? Whether they were or not, the man didn't remain out in the street for very long. He had a nap to take business to run.
Soon after a mangy crup, which easily could have been mistaken for a stray had it not been wearing a well-worn collar around its neck, showed up. All the smells in the alley had been a huge distraction, causing his nose to go bonkers. Eventually it lead him to his master's shop and...
HELLO, HUMANS!
Tail wagging and tongue stupidly sticking out of his mouth, the crup trotted over to the two and started invading personal bubbles. Sniff, sniff. Sniff, sniff, sniff. Sniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiff.
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It had been sheer curiousity that made Dorian step foot inside the store. As someone from a poor family, the Ravenclaw usually pretended to have more than enough money and he had been far too embarrassed to even be seen near a discount shop. But for some reason he wanted to know what it looked like from the inside and he had come to realise last year that he didn't care what people thought of him anymore...
Opening the door, he wasn't surprised by the sight of the shop. The maze with numerous bins and whatnot was something he had expected. Closing the door behind him, Dorian looked around, not knowing where to start. Deciding on the clothing section, the fifth year turned to check it out. Maybe he could find a decent belt? Cause he really needed one. He was NOT going to buy a cloak though or anything else big and noticable. He'd be laughed at for months.
...apparently he did care what others thought of him.
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Originally Posted by Lislchen
Maybe there was some hidden treasure at the bot-
Oh.
Cam had been so focused on the parchment and other items in the box that he hadn’t heard Natalie approach him. “I don’t know?” But he was CURIOUS. He didn’t like not knowing things. He was the person with the answers usually. Standing up straight again, he squinted at the shop for a moment before finally turning to look at Nat. “Hey.” He smiled. Summer suited her.
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Originally Posted by Zoe
The Irishman was still not used to this whole getting up early thing. He was very much a night owl, which wasn't exactly the best match for someone who was the now owner of an easy-to-miss shop that had been around in the alley for who knows how long. Today was another one of those days that Cranville Quincey's was being opened well after its posted hours.
One day the doors would be unlocked on time. ... Maybe. ... Likely not. But better late than never, aye?
Clad in a black tank top, a faux fur coat, and sunglasses, all of which he totally snagged from inside the shop, Ryan pushed his way through the crowd (not caring a bit about the looks he was getting for wearing a fur in the middle of a hot summer) and approached the junk shop and the couple of kids that were gathered around the cardboard box.
"'Ello you lot," he greeted them, unlocking the door with a movement of his wand. Were they coming in? Whether they were or not, the man didn't remain out in the street for very long. He had a nap to take business to run.
Soon after a mangy crup, which easily could have been mistaken for a stray had it not been wearing a well-worn collar around its neck, showed up. All the smells in the alley had been a huge distraction, causing his nose to go bonkers. Eventually it lead him to his master's shop and...
HELLO, HUMANS!
Tail wagging and tongue stupidly sticking out of his mouth, the crup trotted over to the two and started invading personal bubbles. Sniff, sniff. Sniff, sniff, sniff. Sniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiff.
"Hello," Natalie replied with a smile to Cam when he stood up. It was good to see him outside castle walls.
It was safe to say that neither of them knew what this shop was or when it had come to existence or what its purpose was. Though, when Natalie finally squinted up at the sign above the shop, she realized. It was just junk. Just as she suspected. Suddenly, the door of the shop opened and a man emerged from it, wearing the strangest outfit. Natalie blinked at him.
But THEN she was distracted by the scraggly little crup that came out right after the man and a GASP escaped her lips. "Cruppyyyyyy!" she squealed as the animal circled and sniffed them. "Hello, little guy. What's your name?"
"Hello," Natalie replied with a smile to Cam when he stood up. It was good to see him outside castle walls.
It was safe to say that neither of them knew what this shop was or when it had come to existence or what its purpose was. Though, when Natalie finally squinted up at the sign above the shop, she realized. It was just junk. Just as she suspected. Suddenly, the door of the shop opened and a man emerged from it, wearing the strangest outfit. Natalie blinked at him.
But THEN she was distracted by the scraggly little crup that came out right after the man and a GASP escaped her lips. "Cruppyyyyyy!" she squealed as the animal circled and sniffed them. "Hello, little guy. What's your name?"
Giving Natalie a big smile, Cam was about to say something else when they were joined by a man who......apparently turned out to be the shopkeeper of this strange new shop. Or at least he owned a key. "Hello." Cam echoed the man's greeting as he watched him enter the shop. Were there more broken things inside? In the wizarding world, broken didn't necessarily mean unmendable after all.
So surely, there were people out there who had some use for those items.
Too busy staring at the now open door, Cam hadn't realized that the man hadn't come alone until he heard Nat gasp. A crup. How cute. "Liam wants a dog, you know." It was the first thing that came to his mind as he watched the two interact.
Gunnar slowed his gait as he neared this shop on his way to get his books. Even though it basically looked like the shopkeepers of Diagon Alley were having a rummage sale outside this storefront, it looked far more interesting than getting his school books. And he was sure he'd never been inside. He needed to see what sort of treasure lay inside, because this definitely looked like the place that would hold some kind of hidden valuable just waiting to be found.
He gave the "free" box a cursory glance, seeing nothing of immediate value, and headed inside. Surely there was something interesting in here?
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The crup's head jerked upward when the sound of the gasp hit his ears. Was the sniffing too much? Should he go away? For a moment the tail stopped wagging, but then it continued moving at rapid speed. The human girl seemed to like him! And she wanted to know his name!
A loud, playful bark left his mouth in response to her question. Benji. That was his name, if the humans by any chance happened to understand crup.
He then sat down, his head tilted to the side, tongue still sticking out. Pets? Benji LOVED pets. Thump, thump, thump went his tail on the cobbled street. He was waiting oh so very patiently, human friends!
Ryan was making his way through the maze of stuff to get to the counter in the middle of the shop. As he passed a few shelves and leapt over a bunch of random items, he heard Benji barking outside. It was nothing the man was concerned about, however; the mutt was more than familiar with the alley and was known to be friendly.
So the man just carried about his business. After removing his faux fur and setting it aside, he made himself comfortable on the chair behind the counter and was about to kick up his feet and enjoy a nice nap when...
Customers. Two of them.
Briefly peering over his sunglasses (because he was too lazy to take them off to be frank), he saw one boy was heading for the clothes and the second had just entered the building. He gave them each 'sup nods and that was that. The man wasn't the type who watched their customers like a hawk as he believed in letting people rummage at their leisure. He'd be hanging out at the counter if they needed him.
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Originally Posted by Lislchen
Giving Natalie a big smile, Cam was about to say something else when they were joined by a man who......apparently turned out to be the shopkeeper of this strange new shop. Or at least he owned a key. "Hello." Cam echoed the man's greeting as he watched him enter the shop. Were there more broken things inside? In the wizarding world, broken didn't necessarily mean unmendable after all.
So surely, there were people out there who had some use for those items.
Too busy staring at the now open door, Cam hadn't realized that the man hadn't come alone until he heard Nat gasp. A crup. How cute. "Liam wants a dog, you know." It was the first thing that came to his mind as he watched the two interact.
Yeah, Natalie basically just ignored the human that ran the store. The crup was certainly more important exciting and cute. And it seemed to like her too. Crups had grown on her over the years, as had many other creatures. She didn't want one, though. Because fur.
So that was why her nose wrinkled a little when Cam mentioned that Liam wanted one. "Really?" It wouldn't have been a big deal if it weren't for the fact that Natalie wanted to live with Liam after Hogwarts. She didn't want CRUP FUR on her clothes!
Natalie gave the crup some more scratches behind his ear, not able to translate his bark into anything other than "I'M CUTE." He was pretty cute, though.
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Originally Posted by emjay
What... was this?
Gunnar slowed his gait as he neared this shop on his way to get his books. Even though it basically looked like the shopkeepers of Diagon Alley were having a rummage sale outside this storefront, it looked far more interesting than getting his school books. And he was sure he'd never been inside. He needed to see what sort of treasure lay inside, because this definitely looked like the place that would hold some kind of hidden valuable just waiting to be found.
He gave the "free" box a cursory glance, seeing nothing of immediate value, and headed inside. Surely there was something interesting in here?
It was his mother's fault and she should've known better.
This was the excuse he would give should either parent give him grief when he got home much later than he'd been expected and likely without any of the things he'd been allowed to go to Diagon Alley alone to collect. School shopping sucked. It sucked with his parents too but they kept him on track. Moving into his FOURTH year, Kodee had made the case that he was old enough to do this alone......but someone should've known better.
That someone was not him.
It didn't take too long for this shop to catch his attention and he'd already been halfway through this junk when he saw one of his best mates walk in.
"GUNNAR!!" He yelled, waving him over eagerly. "Yo! Gunnar! C'mere! Good timing, mate! You gotta see this!"
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Yeah, Natalie basically just ignored the human that ran the store. The crup was certainly more important exciting and cute. And it seemed to like her too. Crups had grown on her over the years, as had many other creatures. She didn't want one, though. Because fur.
So that was why her nose wrinkled a little when Cam mentioned that Liam wanted one. "Really?" It wouldn't have been a big deal if it weren't for the fact that Natalie wanted to live with Liam after Hogwarts. She didn't want CRUP FUR on her clothes!
Natalie gave the crup some more scratches behind his ear, not able to translate his bark into anything other than "I'M CUTE." He was pretty cute, though.
Cameron leaned against the wall of the shop, careful not to bump into the free stuff box, and watched Nat with the crup. Again, they were nice from afar but he didn't quite understand the fascination with them. Or dogs. Or cats and kneazles for that matter. Nat clearly disagreed with his assessment of the creatures though.
As did Liam.
"Mhm." Having been this close with Nat for years now, Cam obviously noticed the way she'd wrinkled her nose at what he'd said. But he couldn't quite figure out WHY. She clearly liked dogs, right? "He said so." Why did she disapprove?
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Originally Posted by Lislchen
Cameron leaned against the wall of the shop, careful not to bump into the free stuff box, and watched Nat with the crup. Again, they were nice from afar but he didn't quite understand the fascination with them. Or dogs. Or cats and kneazles for that matter. Nat clearly disagreed with his assessment of the creatures though.
As did Liam.
"Mhm." Having been this close with Nat for years now, Cam obviously noticed the way she'd wrinkled her nose at what he'd said. But he couldn't quite figure out WHY. She clearly liked dogs, right? "He said so." Why did she disapprove?
See, Natalie was complicated when it came to animals.
Standing back up with an overly dramatic sigh, Natalie dusted the crup hair off her hands. "Crups are cute, but I don't want to own one. They're hairy and smelly and you have to walk them and clean up their poo." And that was gross and time consuming.
"Besides, even if it was Liam's and he took care of it, I would have to deal with the crup hair all over my clothes." Which was in fact what she was plucking off of her shorts now because she had paid so much attention to the little devil. Heavy pros and cons. Mermaids took care of themselves, but it wasn't really allowed to keep them as pets and Mooncalves were the cutest of all, but she would have to have a whole herd of them, and, well... that was a lot of work. Now if Derf had a little herd of Mooncalves, she would go visit them all the time...
See, Natalie was complicated when it came to animals.
Standing back up with an overly dramatic sigh, Natalie dusted the crup hair off her hands. "Crups are cute, but I don't want to own one. They're hairy and smelly and you have to walk them and clean up their poo." And that was gross and time consuming.
"Besides, even if it was Liam's and he took care of it, I would have to deal with the crup hair all over my clothes." Which was in fact what she was plucking off of her shorts now because she had paid so much attention to the little devil. Heavy pros and cons. Mermaids took care of themselves, but it wasn't really allowed to keep them as pets and Mooncalves were the cutest of all, but she would have to have a whole herd of them, and, well... that was a lot of work. Now if Derf had a little herd of Mooncalves, she would go visit them all the time...
Cameron...had NOT expected that answer at all.
Which was why he was all the more glad to hear it. "Right?" So glad Nat agreed with him about the disadvantages of owning a pet. A pet which shed fur, specifically. He wouldn't mind owning a...turtle or something. Not that he wanted one. But that would definitely be a lot less work. Liam, on the other hand, had looked extremely excited about the idea of getting a dog, however.
So.....they would probably get a dog, then.
"What are your plans for after graduation?" Cam realized he didn't know, nor had he asked before. At least not recently. And plans changed. Quite frequently too sometimes.
It was his mother's fault and she should've known better.
This was the excuse he would give should either parent give him grief when he got home much later than he'd been expected and likely without any of the things he'd been allowed to go to Diagon Alley alone to collect. School shopping sucked. It sucked with his parents too but they kept him on track. Moving into his FOURTH year, Kodee had made the case that he was old enough to do this alone......but someone should've known better.
That someone was not him.
It didn't take too long for this shop to catch his attention and he'd already been halfway through this junk when he saw one of his best mates walk in.
"GUNNAR!!" He yelled, waving him over eagerly. "Yo! Gunnar! C'mere! Good timing, mate! You gotta see this!"
This place was....weird, but in a cool way. Though, was it really cool? Gunnar wasn't entirely sure yet. There was either some amazing treasure hidden and just waiting to be found, or it was just a lot of junk. But he intended to find out.
He didn't get far into his search, or far into the store for that matter, when he heard a loud, familiar voice calling his name. "Kodee... hey," he grinned, turning towards his friend before walking over to him. "What is it? Did you find something cool?" If anyone could find something interesting in here, he was sure Kodee could. And he grew almost as excited as his friend sounded.
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Originally Posted by Lislchen
Cameron...had NOT expected that answer at all.
Which was why he was all the more glad to hear it. "Right?" So glad Nat agreed with him about the disadvantages of owning a pet. A pet which shed fur, specifically. He wouldn't mind owning a...turtle or something. Not that he wanted one. But that would definitely be a lot less work. Liam, on the other hand, had looked extremely excited about the idea of getting a dog, however.
So.....they would probably get a dog, then.
"What are your plans for after graduation?" Cam realized he didn't know, nor had he asked before. At least not recently. And plans changed. Quite frequently too sometimes.
Picking another few pieces of crup hair off her shirt, Natalie stepped back, away from the shop and squinted through the sun towards Sugarplum's, which had been their initial destination before they came across this... distraction.
She was glad to hear Cameron agreed with her about crup hair, though, because she was going to live with them after Hogwarts. So, maybe the majority would win and they wouldn't have to deal with crup hair everywhere.
Looping her arm through Cam's, Natalie tugged him towards the sweets shop. "Well, university. Wherever Liam goes. And I'll be living with you two." Assuming the two of them were still a pair, which was a thought she did not voice out loud. Come to think of it, she wasn't sure if Cam had been made aware that Nat had invited herself to live with Liam and Cam. But if he hadn't, he knew now!
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The tail continued to wag and thumb with each pet. Benji was in crup heaven on earth. The only thing that would have made it better was if the humans had treats to give. But he would take the petting for now, for he wasn't a greedy dog at all. He just loved people and smells and being loved.
And then the petting stopped. Aww. The crup's head tilted to the side, watching the girl pull little crup hair from her clothes. She was going to go back to petting him when she was done right? Even the boy got a look. Would he pet him too? The girl had done all the petting these past few minutes.
Sadly the petting didn't continue. The dog watched as the girl tugged the boy and went on their merry way. Benji let out a sigh, but then, smelling new smells that hadn't registered in his mind until then, wandered into the shop and let out a playful bark. HELLO, HUMANS! PETS?
Though there were a few customers present, Ryan was seriously considering taking a nap. All they were doing was rummaging, and the kids that were in there looked trustworthy. Well, as about as trustworthy as kids could be. But this was Cranville Quincey's. He didn't expect anyone to steal from a junk shop of all places. That would be a whole new level of low.
He was about to close his eyes for a moment when one of the kids started yelling. For Merlin's sake. Didn't this kid's mother teach him some manners?
Ryan was going to shoot the kid a look, but then Benji trotted on in and started barking. "Shush, boy," he said to the needy creature that he had taken in. There were customers in the building, and he didn't want them running off empty-handed. Being an adult wasn't all it was cracked up to be. He had bills to pay, you know.
Carry on with your browsing, gents. The shopkeeper was staying put at the counter, only occasionally glancing over to see what they were up to.
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Originally Posted by emjay
This place was....weird, but in a cool way. Though, was it really cool? Gunnar wasn't entirely sure yet. There was either some amazing treasure hidden and just waiting to be found, or it was just a lot of junk. But he intended to find out.
He didn't get far into his search, or far into the store for that matter, when he heard a loud, familiar voice calling his name. "Kodee... hey," he grinned, turning towards his friend before walking over to him. "What is it? Did you find something cool?" If anyone could find something interesting in here, he was sure Kodee could. And he grew almost as excited as his friend sounded.
Kodee was practically bouncing on the balls of his feet by the time Gunnar came over to him. There was SO MUCH useless stuff in here and he wanted it ALL--but one thing at a time. The now Fourth Year was about to toss the item in his hand in favour of another but then his friend asked and he HAD to show him. Proudly, the Gryffindor raised the broken deluminator.
"Check it out. We get this fixed and it's hellooooo sneaking through the corridors at night. Take all the lights and we're set. Won't even need an invisibility coat--unless they have one--hey mate, help me look for a coat. All this junk, they gotta have one, you know we could have snacks in the kitchen ant midnig--sneak off to snogs girls--well, I suppose I'd only sneak off to snog Mackenzie, otherwise she'll be mad at me agai--NO WAY, MATE, LOOK!"
Ignoring his school mates present (Nat and Cam) while moving close enough to them, Kodee threw himself on the ground. "SOMEONE THREW AWAY A CRUP!! Gunnar, Gunnar, come on! Let's keep him!" Shopkeeper behind the counter watching them? What shopkeeper behind the counter watching them? The young boy had already tossed the old deluminator in favour of the crup he was now showering with affection. "He's friendly, I don't think he'd mind."
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Kodee was practically bouncing on the balls of his feet by the time Gunnar came over to him. There was SO MUCH useless stuff in here and he wanted it ALL--but one thing at a time. The now Fourth Year was about to toss the item in his hand in favour of another but then his friend asked and he HAD to show him. Proudly, the Gryffindor raised the broken deluminator.
"Check it out. We get this fixed and it's hellooooo sneaking through the corridors at night. Take all the lights and we're set. Won't even need an invisibility coat--unless they have one--hey mate, help me look for a coat. All this junk, they gotta have one, you know we could have snacks in the kitchen ant midnig--sneak off to snogs girls--well, I suppose I'd only sneak off to snog Mackenzie, otherwise she'll be mad at me agai--NO WAY, MATE, LOOK!"
Ignoring his school mates present (Nat and Cam) while moving close enough to them, Kodee threw himself on the ground. "SOMEONE THREW AWAY A CRUP!! Gunnar, Gunnar, come on! Let's keep him!" Shopkeeper behind the counter watching them? What shopkeeper behind the counter watching them? The young boy had already tossed the old deluminator in favour of the crup he was now showering with affection. "He's friendly, I don't think he'd mind."
It was rather obvious to the fourteen year old that Kodee was quite pleased with this store. Gunnar knew his friend to be something of the excitable sort, but his friend looked like he was absolutely about to burst, causing Gunnar to grin a bit as he looked at the broken deluminator.
"Hey, that's actually pretty cool. I'm sure we could figure out how to fix it." Gunnar reached his hand for the pocket-sized device, and was about to say more, but he really couldn't get a word in edgewise. In fact, he could just barely follow along with Kodee's train of thought as it seemed to veer all over.
An invisibility cloak would be even cooler and he opened his mouth to say so, when the other boy shouted, causing a slightly startled Gunnar to whirl around with his eyes wide, trying to see just what was so urgent. "What?"
Oh.....it was a crup.
Gunnar grinned a bit and crept closer to where Kodee had thrown himself on the ground near the canine. "Hey, buddy," he greeted the crup as he petted his head. He did seem awfully friendly. "He looks like our Oggy." Not a crup, but a Jack Russell terrier, and they looked similar. "He probably belongs to someone, Kodee. We can't just take him." What was he doing in this junk store anyway?
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Bathes in Maple Syrup | Dancing Lobster | Mrs. Charlie Weasley | Seneca's Beard | That's So Fetch
The moment he was spotted, Benji stopped his barking and set his behind on the floor. His head tilted to the side, his tongue hanging stupidly out of his mouth. He was playing the adorable card again. It was his go-to move if it meant he got pets or treats out of it.
Thump, thump, thump went his tail when the two boys started giving him all the attention a crup could ever dream of having. Needless to say, Benji was a happy crup. He liked these boys very much.
In return for their affection, Benji gave them each big slobbery crup kisses.
Now that Benji wasn't barking, everything had seemingly gone back to normal. That was enough for Ryan to consider taking that nap he had wanted earlier. In fact, an arm was on the counter now, his head resting against it, his eyes slowly closing...
And then he, surprised by the sudden yelling, jumped right out of his seat and grabbed the rubber chicken sitting beside the register that was meant to be the service call bell.
WHAT. WAS. THIS. ALL. ABOUT.
Chicken still held in his hand as if it were a wand, the man approached the loud boy and his friend. He arrived just in time to hear the loud one say something about his crup being thrown away and that they should keep him. "First of all," his voice interjected, "you shouldn't be bloody shouting in my shop. And second, that is MY dog, thank you very much."
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A crup! Just what he wanted (as of the last 3 minutes or so)!!
His mum would probably let him keep it...if he begged.....and pleaded....and cried.......nevermind, but that was fine too. All he had to do was keep it quiet until the train. Once it was back at Hogwarts, he'd find some other means of keeping it around. The barns maybe. Wayland wouldn't mind.
He snorted at his friend's wise words. "Gunnar Gunnar Gunnar, this is a junk shop. He's walking around the aisles like this." Kodee scooped the little crup off the ground and held him toward the Slytherin, moving his little paws to paw at his friend. "Does this look like the face of a crup who belongs to someone? He's saying take me home, I'm free, woof woof woof, freeee."
Huh?
Kodee looked up when the voice intruded his crup monologue, his brows raising at the rubber chicken in hand. Actually. "Is that free too? Can I have it? I've never had a rubber chicken before, reckon I could get up to all sorts of nonsense with it. Rory would hate it, Jolie too but she thinks she's too cool for everything--hey d'you have a second one for my mate too? He wants one. You want one, right, mate?" Pause. Nod. "Yeah, he wants one." More pausing to look down at the crup again, ignoring the whole no shouting in the store thing because there probably hadn't been a sign maybe....who knew. "Yours? Can I have him, too? Is he free? I have 5 galleons in my pocket, but if I give them all to you mum will be angry--oh Merlin will she be angry. Last time she sent me shopping alone, I got lots of candy--tricks too. Say, d'you have any tricks in here? Are they busted too? What's his name? Can I feed him?"
OH BOY HIS OWN CRUP!
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Gunnar laughed at the crup's slobbery kisses, edging his face just slightly away. He had to admit he was awfully cute. And....maybe Kodee was right. Maybe he was just roaming the junk shop looking for a buyer, along with the rest of this stuff. He grinned as the Gryffindor pawed the pup's little feet at him.
"Maybe... but I sure can't take him. Not after our whole kneazle plan last summer." It worked out in the end as he still had Wolfgang and had been able to keep him, but he was sure that would not work another time. Didn't need to push his luck. "You should probably make sure though..." Because even though he was really cute and he honestly wouldn't mind them taking him, someone might get awfully upset if he really did belong to someone and they just took him.
And that someone seemed to be the shopkeeper.
Uh... Gunnar froze a moment, staring at the man while Kodee chattered on. Wait... what? A rubber chicken? His eyes fell on the rubber chicken in the shopkeeper's hand. "What would we...?" He started to say to Kodee but wasn't able to finish that question before his friend confirmed that he would want one too. Yeah, okay, sure... maybe he'd get one if there were some to be had.
And Kodee was talking. And talking. And talking. And so many questions. Playing it cool, Gunnar interjected once his mate took a breath. "Sorry... we just didn't know he was yours. He's really cool though, what is his name?" And now that they knew he had an owner, it was not likely that the crup was leaving with either of them. But hopefully they wouldn't get kicked out of here now too.
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started like a knight in a fairytale_______________________________________________
ended like a moth in flames______________________ ______________________don't you worry I'll be fine _________________________________________________you were good for the plot line
Bathes in Maple Syrup | Dancing Lobster | Mrs. Charlie Weasley | Seneca's Beard | That's So Fetch
Laughter, crup kisses, human scooping him up and moving his paws around. This entire moment was one of pure bliss. Benji was a very happy crup. His goofy crup smile, tongue hanging out, and wagging tail was proof of that. All that was missing were the treats!
He couldn't understand anything the boys were saying, but it sounded EXCITING.
And then his master came. He did seem too happy. The tail stopped wagging, and Benji looked at the man with sad cruppy dog eyes. He hadn't done anything wrong. Promise. He was just making new friends.
It was at this point Ryan realised that he was holding a rubber chicken of all things in his hand. His wand was supposed to be there, which had been left behind on the counter. Bloody hell. He probably looked absolutely ridiculous right now.
Not that the kids seemed to have noticed. One of them wanted to take the latex mold along with his crup. But that was quickly forgotten as he was trying to keep up with the kid's train of thought. The kid was all over the place and just kept on blabbing. The man could feel a headache coming on.
Thankfully the other kid was drastically easier to follow.
But in the end, no matter what was said, Ryan had answers to give. "The crup's name is Benji. I have treats behind the counter if you're interested, but he is not for sale." Just to make that clear. "And neither is this chicken. If it has a price tag on it, then it is for buying. If there is no price tag, it stays put. And, yeah, I probably have tricks somewhere, kid. Got a lot of things here, but only Merlin knows where they're at." Things had a habit of being moved, and he had more important things to do than organise everything properly.
Catherine liked going to Diagon Alley, as it was one of the places she knew there wouldn't be any Muggles, so she didn't have to be careful with what she said and what she did.
Not that... she could do a lot of magic yet, but... well, that wasn't the point she wished it was, though.
She followed her mother through the streets and stopped when the older witch came to a halt to have a look at some street stand of sorts. Catherine wasn't interested in whatever her mother was looking at, so she momentarily looked to her right and saw an... awful looking shop. It was a true mess. Yuck. The girl wrinkled her nose as she stepped closer to the window to see what in the world all of that was supposed to be.
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AT THE HOGWARTS YULE BALL, YOU'LL BE HANGING OUT WITH....__________________ Maybe you'll dance, scour the buffet, or end up gossiping talking amongst yourselves!
You're happy to go with the flow and see where the Yule Ball takes you!
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