 Snake disguised as Raven Browncoat
To any who would ask, the parents of Elias Inkwell would gush about how mature, how responsible, and how conscientious the 11-year-old boy was. It was this confidence in his perceived adultness, combined with their busy work schedules and, perhaps, their reluctance to be around hundreds of witches and wizards, which had led them to bestowing upon Elias the responsibility of purchasing his own school supplies. Handing over a bag of galleons that told the tale of how little they understood the pounds-to-galleons exchange rate, they’d set him loose on Diagon Alley with the fond instructions to “make good choices… but we know you will!”
And so here he was, in Janus Galloglass, where a mirror had just called him a handsome devil and asked whether it wouldn’t be grand for him to get such free and sincere compliments every day in the comfort of his own home. |