Mariel bounded into the shop in search of quills. She loved her self-inking quills and was quickly running out seeing as the tips kept breaking off. Strange. She couldn't be writing that much, could she? She was so absorbed in her quill-hunting mission that she failed to look up to see if any other customers were in the store.

Walking over to the display of quills, Mariel noticed a sign that read, 'Buy 5 and get 1 free!'. Shrugging at the thought of a decent deal, she picked up 6 of the self-inking quills. The other types just seemed silly or unnecessary. Mariel walked a bit around the store. Ink and parchment she seemed to have enough of. What about Stationary Sets? Mariel wasn't convinced until her eyes fell on Relena's Roaming Ravenclaws Rising. Swelling with Ravenclaw pride, she picked up that very set and headed up to the counter with her purchases.

The familiar face at the counter made her stop in her tracks. A devious grin spread to her face as she realized it was the Gryffindor from her flying lesson. She didn't know his name so her little nickname would suffice for now. Approaching him, she wondered if he would be as easily annoyed outside of class or, worse yet, as annoying outside of class. Still grinning, Mariel said cheerfully as she leaned her arm on the counter, "Ello Gryffie Boy. Manage to lose any more points?"