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Dervish and Banges is a small, dusky little outlet located at the end of the street in Hogsmeade. Squatting between a few wooden pillars painted to look like marble, the green and gold building seems to be more of a remodeled mausoleum than a wizarding place of business. As you enter the hideous peeling green door and inhale the thick scent of sawdust and mildew, you'll likely question if the shop actually was a mausoleum at some point.
Squeaky floorboards, musty smells, and creepy feelings aside, the place may appear to be in an eternal state of decay, but the sagging shelves stocked full of shiny, brand or like-new knickknacks say otherwise. The shop sells both new and reconditioned items of both the wizard and Muggle variety. Take your time, walk around, pick up some coupons, and try to not be intimidated by that looming shopkeeper just behind it (he doesn't bite ... much).
Since she'd been back at Hogwarts, Nova was doing an excellent job of sticking to her revision timetable. Even though it was a few months until exams started, she wanted to be ahead of the curve - still trying to decide what she wanted to continue at NEWT level, it only made sense for her to do great in everything so she had the choice of everything.
Made sense to her, at least.
Nova did understand the benefit of breaks, fresh air and a good leg stretch though, and so she took some time to head down to Hogsmeade, planning to stop off at Honeydukes to select some treats to send home to Willow with her next letter. Before that, though, she stepped into Dervish and Banges - it was an interesting little shop, and she enjoyed perusing the shelves even if she didn't actually plan on buying anything.
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Calling for my demons now to let me go ↽
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Dervish and Banges 
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