South Side of the Street

[sweetpinkpixie]

The south end of the street begins at the playground and stretches on to reveal Gringotts Wizarding Bank and a variety of shops and businesses that will suit the needs of just about any witch or wizard. A mixture of smells, from the coffee at Espresso Patronum to the potions at Madam Primpernelle's, fill the air. Both the young and the young at heart can stock up on items ranging from a new wand to an assortment of magical items that have seen better days. There's even a joke shop for those of you out for a good laugh. I'd think wisely about my choices or words and actions, though! Its cobblestones may be chipped or dusty from excessive wear over the years of being trampled on by many thousands of feet. Large glass windows grab your attention with various signs and merchandise, in attempts to lure you into those shops and spend more money you may or may not have.

Outside several shops are park benches, perfect for a quick chat or rest of your feet. But don't sit too long - these spots are high in demand and you may run the risk of being sat on or someone tripping over your feet. Not to mention that the rubbish bin next to the bench near Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes wreaks of various stenches of items that have been tossed away. Shame because if they hadn't absorbed the smells, one man's junk might become another man's treasure.

[Anna Banana]

Nora hadn't said much of anything since arriving in Diagon Alley. She didn't know what she expected to see and do here, but whatever it was, she wasn't ready for it. None of these people or places looked anything like what she was used to. Apparently, they were ALL witches and wizards...well, most of them. That was still the weirdest thing Nora had ever tried to wrap her head around.

She was walking toward a bank, which apparently held some kind of magical money? She didn't want magical money. She wanted to go home and go back to the life she'd been quietly living for the last eleven years. But noooooooo. That stupid owl had come along and ruined everything. At least there was a playground. That was something she was used to, even if she had outgrown most of the equipment.

She sighed and kind of paused in her walk. Deep down inside, she knew she was being stubborn. This whole magical world didn't seem so bad. It was just...weird. She had literally grown up believing everything she was about to get herself into only existed only in fairy tales. She still had no idea how her parents had been talked into this. It would all work out, right? She'd learn magic and meet friends and not miss her old life much at all...right?

[Lissy Longbottom]

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Nora hadn't said much of anything since arriving in Diagon Alley. She didn't know what she expected to see and do here, but whatever it was, she wasn't ready for it. None of these people or places looked anything like what she was used to. Apparently, they were ALL witches and wizards...well, most of them. That was still the weirdest thing Nora had ever tried to wrap her head around.

She was walking toward a bank, which apparently held some kind of magical money? She didn't want magical money. She wanted to go home and go back to the life she'd been quietly living for the last eleven years. But noooooooo. That stupid owl had come along and ruined everything. At least there was a playground. That was something she was used to, even if she had outgrown most of the equipment.

She sighed and kind of paused in her walk. Deep down inside, she knew she was being stubborn. This whole magical world didn't seem so bad. It was just...weird. She had literally grown up believing everything she was about to get herself into only existed only in fairy tales. She still had no idea how her parents had been talked into this. It would all work out, right? She'd learn magic and meet friends and not miss her old life much at all...right?

Books? Check. Potion kit and cauldron? Check.

She had decided on doing her wand LAST, because that was by far the most important thing and she felt a little intimidated by that, to be honest. So instead she was going to go look for her robes next. That should be fun...that was the one thing she DEFINITELY couldn't borrow from her older siblings, considering they were both boys.

As she headed down the alley, checking her list periodically as if something would have magically added itself to the list in the last two minutes since she checked...she walked RIGHT into someone. Someone who was standing right in the middle of the road! The girl was just...staring off in to space. Which Nancy would have found weird if she hadn't been doing this exact thing earlier, trying to decide if she wanted to get her wand or not.

"Oh, sorry! I wasn't paying attention," she told her, trying not to make her feel bad that she was...ya know...holding up foot traffic and all that. Nancy HAD been focused on her list and probably could have avoided her had she been looking up, after all...

[Anna Banana]

Text Cut: Lissy Longbottom

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Books? Check. Potion kit and cauldron? Check.

She had decided on doing her wand LAST, because that was by far the most important thing and she felt a little intimidated by that, to be honest. So instead she was going to go look for her robes next. That should be fun...that was the one thing she DEFINITELY couldn't borrow from her older siblings, considering they were both boys.

As she headed down the alley, checking her list periodically as if something would have magically added itself to the list in the last two minutes since she checked...she walked RIGHT into someone. Someone who was standing right in the middle of the road! The girl was just...staring off in to space. Which Nancy would have found weird if she hadn't been doing this exact thing earlier, trying to decide if she wanted to get her wand or not.

"Oh, sorry! I wasn't paying attention," she told her, trying not to make her feel bad that she was...ya know...holding up foot traffic and all that. Nancy HAD been focused on her list and probably could have avoided her had she been looking up, after all...

Nora had literally just convinced herself it was time to head into the bank, when she felt a small force knock into her. Had she been expecting it, it might not have been so bad. Seeing as it had taken her by surprise, though, she almost fell face first to the ground. Now that would have been the perfect entrance to this brand new magical world. She already felt like the odd one out. Any extra embarrassment would probably just do her in.

When she was steady on her feet again, she slowly turned around to come face to face with a girl her age. "Oh, yeah, umm, sorry about that," she said, feeling kind of awkward about the whole thing. She cleared her throat in a small attempt to ease the awkwardness. She couldn't help but notice the list the girl had in her hand. "Is that a list for Hogwarts?" she asked. Nora had her own list stuffed in her pocket, but she hadn't attempted to pull it out and actually buy anything yet. Cauldrons? Robes? Were any of those things actually real?

[Lissy Longbottom]

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Nora had literally just convinced herself it was time to head into the bank, when she felt a small force knock into her. Had she been expecting it, it might not have been so bad. Seeing as it had taken her by surprise, though, she almost fell face first to the ground. Now that would have been the perfect entrance to this brand new magical world. She already felt like the odd one out. Any extra embarrassment would probably just do her in.

When she was steady on her feet again, she slowly turned around to come face to face with a girl her age. "Oh, yeah, umm, sorry about that," she said, feeling kind of awkward about the whole thing. She cleared her throat in a small attempt to ease the awkwardness. She couldn't help but notice the list the girl had in her hand. "Is that a list for Hogwarts?" she asked. Nora had her own list stuffed in her pocket, but she hadn't attempted to pull it out and actually buy anything yet. Cauldrons? Robes? Were any of those things actually real?

Nancy looked down at the list in her hand, almost questioningly for a second before looking back up. "Oh! Yeah, it is," she said with a smile. "Are you a first year too?" she asked. She didn't like to make assumptions, but the girl looked like she was probably around her age. She'd run into a LOT of first years already in the alley - apparently they had a large class this year. Which was both exciting AND terrifying to Nancy.

"I'm trying to decide where to go next," she explained. "I think I might go get my robes, I already got my books and my cauldrons and potions kit," she added.

[Anna Banana]

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

Nancy looked down at the list in her hand, almost questioningly for a second before looking back up. "Oh! Yeah, it is," she said with a smile. "Are you a first year too?" she asked. She didn't like to make assumptions, but the girl looked like she was probably around her age. She'd run into a LOT of first years already in the alley - apparently they had a large class this year. Which was both exciting AND terrifying to Nancy.

"I'm trying to decide where to go next," she explained. "I think I might go get my robes, I already got my books and my cauldrons and potions kit," she added.

Nora didn't know why she was suddenly nervous, but she kind of thought it had something to do with the fact that she was talking to a real witch. But wasn't Nora one of those now, too? No matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't get used to this. She relaxed a little when the girl confirmed that she was holding a list from Hogwarts. Was she a first year? "Yeah," she answered. "...at Hogwarts. I'm apparently starting school there soon." Or at least that was what the stupid owl had decided for her.

She still didn't understand why it wasn't an option to just say 'thanks, but no thanks'. That was apparently a HUGE no. "I don't have anything yet," she admitted. "Too bad ice cream's not on the list!" Make no mistake that she'd be heading that way soon enough, but she had a feeling her mom wouldn't be too happy with her if all she did was eat ice cream today. "So, um, question for you. Were you...expecting to go to school at Hogwarts?" she asked. Did kids her age grow up just knowing this would happen, or did it hit them in the head like a ton of bricks, too?

[Lissy Longbottom]

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Nora didn't know why she was suddenly nervous, but she kind of thought it had something to do with the fact that she was talking to a real witch. But wasn't Nora one of those now, too? No matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't get used to this. She relaxed a little when the girl confirmed that she was holding a list from Hogwarts. Was she a first year? "Yeah," she answered. "...at Hogwarts. I'm apparently starting school there soon." Or at least that was what the stupid owl had decided for her.

She still didn't understand why it wasn't an option to just say 'thanks, but no thanks'. That was apparently a HUGE no. "I don't have anything yet," she admitted. "Too bad ice cream's not on the list!" Make no mistake that she'd be heading that way soon enough, but she had a feeling her mom wouldn't be too happy with her if all she did was eat ice cream today. "So, um, question for you. Were you...expecting to go to school at Hogwarts?" she asked. Did kids her age grow up just knowing this would happen, or did it hit them in the head like a ton of bricks, too?

"Me too! Most kids in London go there," Nancy clarified, as she was quickly getting the impression that this girl was new to the whole wizard thing. Which was FASCINATING to Nancy, considering her whole family were purebloods. It was so weird to her that there was an entire population of people out there who DIDN'T KNOW about magic - and some who didn't even know THEY could do magic until they got their letters. She couldn't even imagine the mental toll that would take on someone. "Some go to Durmstrang, or Beauxbatons, or other places for whatever reason. Those are in different countries so you usually only end up there because of family or whatever. But usually, you go to Hogwarts."

Ok Nancy, focus. That was a lot of information she had NOT asked for.

She tilted her head at the second question. Ok yeah, this girl was DEFINITELY new here. "Yup. Everyone in my family is expecting to go there. My twin brothers are already there, and my younger siblings will probably go there...in fact, my grandmum was a professor there. My dad went there for a bit but he left to go to Beauxbatons after a bit, because...well I don't really know why, but yeah," she explained with a shrug and a smile, realizing that she was rambling and probably just confusing the girl.

[Anna Banana]

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

"Me too! Most kids in London go there," Nancy clarified, as she was quickly getting the impression that this girl was new to the whole wizard thing. Which was FASCINATING to Nancy, considering her whole family were purebloods. It was so weird to her that there was an entire population of people out there who DIDN'T KNOW about magic - and some who didn't even know THEY could do magic until they got their letters. She couldn't even imagine the mental toll that would take on someone. "Some go to Durmstrang, or Beauxbatons, or other places for whatever reason. Those are in different countries so you usually only end up there because of family or whatever. But usually, you go to Hogwarts."

Ok Nancy, focus. That was a lot of information she had NOT asked for.

She tilted her head at the second question. Ok yeah, this girl was DEFINITELY new here. "Yup. Everyone in my family is expecting to go there. My twin brothers are already there, and my younger siblings will probably go there...in fact, my grandmum was a professor there. My dad went there for a bit but he left to go to Beauxbatons after a bit, because...well I don't really know why, but yeah," she explained with a shrug and a smile, realizing that she was rambling and probably just confusing the girl.

Nora didn't quite know what to make of this girl. Her excitement didn't quite match Nora's nervousness, and it left her speechless for a few seconds longer. Oh, okay, so...Hogwarts was the place to go for London kids. That was super weird considering Nora had lived in the area her entire life and never known this. She was suddenly thinking back to all the random kids she had passed on the streets of the muggle world. She bet lots of them had been magical children, and she just never realized it.

Then the girl was rattling off a whole bunch of other places Nora had never even heard of. "Oh, okay, wow, that's a lot to take in," she remarked with a laugh. "I think I have a lot of catching up to do." She could just see it now. The entire school would be looking at her like she was some uninformed weirdo. "Wait, so...this whole magical world expands to other places, too? So magical people are...everywhere?" It was mind blowing to Nora. How did this even happen to her? Her, out of all people, had randomly been a witch.

Despite the fact that Nora still felt all alone in this new world, she made a small connection when this girl mentioned her siblings were twins. "I have sisters who are twins, too, but they're only five. Then there's Charlie, who's fifteen," she added. Charlie was nowhere near magical, and she just bet he was at home thinking of all the many insults he'd throw at her once she'd been at her new school for a while. "So, umm, I'm Nora," she finally said.

[Lissy Longbottom]

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Nora didn't quite know what to make of this girl. Her excitement didn't quite match Nora's nervousness, and it left her speechless for a few seconds longer. Oh, okay, so...Hogwarts was the place to go for London kids. That was super weird considering Nora had lived in the area her entire life and never known this. She was suddenly thinking back to all the random kids she had passed on the streets of the muggle world. She bet lots of them had been magical children, and she just never realized it.

Then the girl was rattling off a whole bunch of other places Nora had never even heard of. "Oh, okay, wow, that's a lot to take in," she remarked with a laugh. "I think I have a lot of catching up to do." She could just see it now. The entire school would be looking at her like she was some uninformed weirdo. "Wait, so...this whole magical world expands to other places, too? So magical people are...everywhere?" It was mind blowing to Nora. How did this even happen to her? Her, out of all people, had randomly been a witch.

Despite the fact that Nora still felt all alone in this new world, she made a small connection when this girl mentioned her siblings were twins. "I have sisters who are twins, too, but they're only five. Then there's Charlie, who's fifteen," she added. Charlie was nowhere near magical, and she just bet he was at home thinking of all the many insults he'd throw at her once she'd been at her new school for a while. "So, umm, I'm Nora," she finally said.

"Sorry," Nancy said with an awkward chuckle. "I didn't mean to overwhelm you. I imagine you DO have a lot to catch up on," she said in agreement. At her question, she nodded. "Yes! There's wizards and witches everywhere. Some people keep it secret and others live in mostly magical communities," she explained. She could elaborate MORE but didn't want to keep overwhelming her!

"And...are you the only magical one? I mean, so far?" she asked. It felt like a weird evasive question to ask - but she had an idea she KNEW the answer if she had so many questions about being magical. "I have twin bothers who are both at school already - not identical though," she added, as if that was an important detail, "And then another set of twins YOUNGER than me, a boy and a girl," she explained.

"Nice to meet you, Nora," she said with a grin. "I'm Nancy!"

[Anna Banana]

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

"Sorry," Nancy said with an awkward chuckle. "I didn't mean to overwhelm you. I imagine you DO have a lot to catch up on," she said in agreement. At her question, she nodded. "Yes! There's wizards and witches everywhere. Some people keep it secret and others live in mostly magical communities," she explained. She could elaborate MORE but didn't want to keep overwhelming her!

"And...are you the only magical one? I mean, so far?" she asked. It felt like a weird evasive question to ask - but she had an idea she KNEW the answer if she had so many questions about being magical. "I have twin bothers who are both at school already - not identical though," she added, as if that was an important detail, "And then another set of twins YOUNGER than me, a boy and a girl," she explained.

"Nice to meet you, Nora," she said with a grin. "I'm Nancy!"

Nora smiled and shrugged. "It's okay," she replied. Her parents had already overwhelmed her anyway. They weren't magical, but they'd pulled out every book they could possibly find and read every detail they possibly could. They'd randomly spewed out information that mostly went in one of Nora's ears and out the other. She ignored them, because she hated the fact that she was a witch, but now she was wishing she'd at least remembered some of it.

"Magical communities," she repeated. "I just want to go back home and live in the muggle world." Yes, she was about to do that today after shopping for her school supplies, but soon enough she'd be shipped off to this strange new school to learn all these strange new things. She shrugged again. "I don't know for sure, but the people who came and talked to my parents about me being a witch said that I probably have ancestors from way back when who were witches and wizards. It just decided to randomly show up again when I was born." Lucky her. [/sarcasm]

Her eyebrows raised upward then wrinkled in confusion. "That's a lot of kids," she said, not able to hold her tongue. That was just too many people to have sibling arguments with! "Well, Charlie's a muggle, and Beatrix and Adelaide, well...I guess we'll know for sure in seven years." She hadn't decided if it'd be a good thing or a bad thing for the twins to be magical, but if they were, at least Nora wouldn't be all alone anymore. She changed her expression to a smile. Nancy. This girl was technically her first magical friend.

[Lissy Longbottom]

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Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Nora smiled and shrugged. "It's okay," she replied. Her parents had already overwhelmed her anyway. They weren't magical, but they'd pulled out every book they could possibly find and read every detail they possibly could. They'd randomly spewed out information that mostly went in one of Nora's ears and out the other. She ignored them, because she hated the fact that she was a witch, but now she was wishing she'd at least remembered some of it.

"Magical communities," she repeated. "I just want to go back home and live in the muggle world." Yes, she was about to do that today after shopping for her school supplies, but soon enough she'd be shipped off to this strange new school to learn all these strange new things. She shrugged again. "I don't know for sure, but the people who came and talked to my parents about me being a witch said that I probably have ancestors from way back when who were witches and wizards. It just decided to randomly show up again when I was born." Lucky her. [/sarcasm]

Her eyebrows raised upward then wrinkled in confusion. "That's a lot of kids," she said, not able to hold her tongue. That was just too many people to have sibling arguments with! "Well, Charlie's a muggle, and Beatrix and Adelaide, well...I guess we'll know for sure in seven years." She hadn't decided if it'd be a good thing or a bad thing for the twins to be magical, but if they were, at least Nora wouldn't be all alone anymore. She changed her expression to a smile. Nancy. This girl was technically her first magical friend.

"Well, lots of wizards live in the muggle world!" Nancy assured her. "A lot of them marry muggles, live muggle lives, and some even get muggle jobs," she explained. Not a TON, but it wasn't unheard of! She nodded in understanding when she explained how some wizards had shown up and explained the whole muggleborn thing to her - Nancy honestly found it FASCINATING how genes could just do away and be dormant for so long and then just...pop up again like that. Genetics and all that. One muggle thing Nancy actually wished she could learn a bit more about, because it certainly wasn't on the curriculum at Hogwarts.

"Yeah, just a bit," she chuckled when Nora said that was a lot of kids - it WAS, but Nancy liked it that way. It felt cozy in her house, and she could always sit back and just watch her siblings cause chaos if she wanted to. "It'll be nice to have Moritz around when I get there. Joey on the other hand..." she wrinkled her nose a little in annoyance. She was QUITE certain her older brother would not be as thrilled to have her hanging around the school with him. The only way they'd be forced to hang out together would be if they were sorted in the same house.

"Anyways...has anyone told you about what Hogwarts is actually LIKE? With the houses and what you'll be studying and all that?" she asked, curious but also open to sharing any info Nora needed!

[Anna Banana]

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Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom

"Well, lots of wizards live in the muggle world!" Nancy assured her. "A lot of them marry muggles, live muggle lives, and some even get muggle jobs," she explained. Not a TON, but it wasn't unheard of! She nodded in understanding when she explained how some wizards had shown up and explained the whole muggleborn thing to her - Nancy honestly found it FASCINATING how genes could just do away and be dormant for so long and then just...pop up again like that. Genetics and all that. One muggle thing Nancy actually wished she could learn a bit more about, because it certainly wasn't on the curriculum at Hogwarts.

"Yeah, just a bit," she chuckled when Nora said that was a lot of kids - it WAS, but Nancy liked it that way. It felt cozy in her house, and she could always sit back and just watch her siblings cause chaos if she wanted to. "It'll be nice to have Moritz around when I get there. Joey on the other hand..." she wrinkled her nose a little in annoyance. She was QUITE certain her older brother would not be as thrilled to have her hanging around the school with him. The only way they'd be forced to hang out together would be if they were sorted in the same house.

"Anyways...has anyone told you about what Hogwarts is actually LIKE? With the houses and what you'll be studying and all that?" she asked, curious but also open to sharing any info Nora needed!

Nora's facial expression changed from despair to hope to excitement. "Oh, thank Merlin!" she exclaimed. Wait a second...was that a wizarding phrase that had just come out her mouth? Oh, please tell me it's not rubbing off on me! "So that's the plan! I'll make do with these next seven years, and then I'll just edge my way back into the normal world!" Things were looking better already!

Nora wasn't exactly sure she and Nancy shared the same opinions on siblings. She couldn't read what was going through the other girl's mind, but Nancy didn't exactly seem upset about all those brothers and sisters. Then again, she only had one more sibling than Nora did... "I wish I had older siblings at Hogwarts," she replied. Then she wouldn't feel so alone. She wasn't even sure she wanted to be friends with witches and wizards, but they'd be all she had soon.

"Yes, my mom of all people. She's apparently become some sort of expert on the magical world ever since she learned I was a part of it," Nora explained. "She's read some books and has been spewing out random facts for the last few months. I know what the four houses are, and I know the list of subjects I'll be taking. The other stuff just went in one ear and out the other." Remembering that she'd once wished she had actually paid more attention to all those random facts, she added, "Is there something else I should know?"

[MadMadamMalfoy]

Heath made his way down the street, carrying a keyboard under one arm. The blasted thing was supposed to emulate the sounds of various instruments with just the tap of a wand, but it had been making animal sounds for the past hour. Ugh, he didn’t have time for this! He had a class this afternoon, and how was he supposed to give voice lessons with a zoo for accompaniment?!

He’d tried fixing the keyboard himself, but nothing worked. So he was taking it to Wiseacre’s during his lunch break… all the way in the North Side of the Alley. Galloping Gungans, this thing was heavier than he thought! Feeling a tightness in his arm, he set the bulky keyboard down to rest for a minute. That thing didn’t bump anyone, did it? Just in case, he mumbled, “Sorry.”

[Waddles]

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

Heath made his way down the street, carrying a keyboard under one arm. The blasted thing was supposed to emulate the sounds of various instruments with just the tap of a wand, but it had been making animal sounds for the past hour. Ugh, he didn’t have time for this! He had a class this afternoon, and how was he supposed to give voice lessons with a zoo for accompaniment?!

He’d tried fixing the keyboard himself, but nothing worked. So he was taking it to Wiseacre’s during his lunch break… all the way in the North Side of the Alley. Galloping Gungans, this thing was heavier than he thought! Feeling a tightness in his arm, he set the bulky keyboard down to rest for a minute. That thing didn’t bump anyone, did it? Just in case, he mumbled, “Sorry.”

Joseph was on his way home from a successful messy day at work, and walked down the street on autopilot as he cleaned his hands on a handkerchief he'd charmed to work on just about any mess.

The charm must have worn off, though, because it wasn't working and his hands were still a bit...glittery. He was so focused on trying to remove the glitter he didn't get out of the way and-

OOMPH.

Shocked back into focus, Joseph looked at what he'd bumped into. A man with a keyboard? "You alright there?" he asked, effectively brushing off the apology. He wiped his hands more vigorously on the cloth, but the glitter on his palms didn't budge. "Need a hand?"

[MadMadamMalfoy]

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Originally Posted by Waddles

Joseph was on his way home from a successful messy day at work, and walked down the street on autopilot as he cleaned his hands on a handkerchief he'd charmed to work on just about any mess.

The charm must have worn off, though, because it wasn't working and his hands were still a bit...glittery. He was so focused on trying to remove the glitter he didn't get out of the way and-

OOMPH.

Shocked back into focus, Joseph looked at what he'd bumped into. A man with a keyboard? "You alright there?" he asked, effectively brushing off the apology. He wiped his hands more vigorously on the cloth, but the glitter on his palms didn't budge. "Need a hand?"

Heath hoped against hope that that stupid keyboard hadn’t hit anyone when he set it down, but it was not to be. Before he could process what was happening, he was face to face with another man who looked to be about his own age. Why did he keep wiping his hands on that cloth? Was he alright? He blinked, slightly taken aback by the question. Funny, he was about to ask the same thing. “Yeah,” he replied, shaking his long dark hair out of his eyes. “I’m fine, but this isn’t!”

He jerked his head toward the keyboard. “It’s been making animal sounds for the past hour, and I need it for my next class! I’m a part-time vocal coach at Atticus’s Attic.” To illustrate his point, he pressed one of the black keys, and the keyboard let out a loud MOOOOOOOOO!

Heath’s face brightened at the offer for help. “Thanks!” he replied. “I’m trying to get it to Wiseacre’s. Hopefully someone there will know what’s wrong with it!” Realizing he hadn’t yet introduced himself, he smiled sheepishly. “I’m Heath, by the way.”

[Waddles]

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Originally Posted by MadMadamMalfoy

Heath hoped against hope that that stupid keyboard hadn’t hit anyone when he set it down, but it was not to be. Before he could process what was happening, he was face to face with another man who looked to be about his own age. Why did he keep wiping his hands on that cloth? Was he alright? He blinked, slightly taken aback by the question. Funny, he was about to ask the same thing. “Yeah,” he replied, shaking his long dark hair out of his eyes. “I’m fine, but this isn’t!”

He jerked his head toward the keyboard. “It’s been making animal sounds for the past hour, and I need it for my next class! I’m a part-time vocal coach at Atticus’s Attic.” To illustrate his point, he pressed one of the black keys, and the keyboard let out a loud MOOOOOOOOO!

Heath’s face brightened at the offer for help. “Thanks!” he replied. “I’m trying to get it to Wiseacre’s. Hopefully someone there will know what’s wrong with it!” Realizing he hadn’t yet introduced himself, he smiled sheepishly. “I’m Heath, by the way.”

Joseph gave one last half-hearted attempt at cleaning his hands, then pocketed his cloth. He'd have to redo the charm later, after he'd figured out how to remove the glitter. At the very least, he wasn't worried about leaving glittery handprints everywhere he went. Not if it was that difficult to remove.

Trying to hide a chuckle, Joseph put his hands on his hips and nodded faux-seriously at the keyboard. "Yes, unless you're teaching Old MacDonald Had a Farm, I can see how that would be problematic," he said, trying his best not to sound like he was making a joke.

"I'm Joseph!" he supplied, offering a glitter-covered hand for shaking. "Let's get this to Wiseacre's, then!"

[MadMadamMalfoy]

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Originally Posted by Waddles

Joseph gave one last half-hearted attempt at cleaning his hands, then pocketed his cloth. He'd have to redo the charm later, after he'd figured out how to remove the glitter. At the very least, he wasn't worried about leaving glittery handprints everywhere he went. Not if it was that difficult to remove.

Trying to hide a chuckle, Joseph put his hands on his hips and nodded faux-seriously at the keyboard. "Yes, unless you're teaching Old MacDonald Had a Farm, I can see how that would be problematic," he said, trying his best not to sound like he was making a joke.

"I'm Joseph!" he supplied, offering a glitter-covered hand for shaking. "Let's get this to Wiseacre's, then!"

Again with the hand wiping? Heath watched, mildly curious, as the other man cleaned his hands and pocketed the cloth. Maybe he was a germaphobe or something? Never mind, he supposed it didn’t matter. Besides, he had bigger riddles to solve, like how to get this stupid keyboard to stop making animal noises before his class began!

He actually did chuckle at the mention of Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Joke or not, it was true! “That can be my backup lesson plan if I can’t get this thing fixed in time!” he replied with a smile. He was only half-joking. If there was one thing he’d learned from his years of acting experience, it was how to think on his feet!

“Nice to meet you,” Heath replied, shaking the other man’s hand. His hand came away with a sparse covering of glitter. Well, that explained the hand wiping, but where did all that glitter come from? “What’s with the glitter?” he blurted out. Oops, did he say that out loud? He shook his head, picking up one end of the keyboard. “Never mind. I’ve got this end. Can you get the other one?”

[Waddles]

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Again with the hand wiping? Heath watched, mildly curious, as the other man cleaned his hands and pocketed the cloth. Maybe he was a germaphobe or something? Never mind, he supposed it didn’t matter. Besides, he had bigger riddles to solve, like how to get this stupid keyboard to stop making animal noises before his class began!

He actually did chuckle at the mention of Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Joke or not, it was true! “That can be my backup lesson plan if I can’t get this thing fixed in time!” he replied with a smile. He was only half-joking. If there was one thing he’d learned from his years of acting experience, it was how to think on his feet!

“Nice to meet you,” Heath replied, shaking the other man’s hand. His hand came away with a sparse covering of glitter. Well, that explained the hand wiping, but where did all that glitter come from? “What’s with the glitter?” he blurted out. Oops, did he say that out loud? He shook his head, picking up one end of the keyboard. “Never mind. I’ve got this end. Can you get the other one?”

Joseph continued smiling amiably as Heath confessed his joke was actually the backup plan. He'd never taken any sort of music lesson, but he would bet most kids would enjoy the occasional farm animal noise!

"Ah, another work-related incident," Joseph said with a wink. He'd been trying to put away some new stock they'd gotten in and...may have broken a glittery prank or two. "I work over at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, so, you know," he shrugged and picked up the other end of the keyboard. "Prank items are a hazard of the job." He maneuvered his end of the keyboard so that Heath was on the side nearest Wiseacre's. "Lead the way!"

[MadMadamMalfoy]

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Joseph continued smiling amiably as Heath confessed his joke was actually the backup plan. He'd never taken any sort of music lesson, but he would bet most kids would enjoy the occasional farm animal noise!

"Ah, another work-related incident," Joseph said with a wink. He'd been trying to put away some new stock they'd gotten in and...may have broken a glittery prank or two. "I work over at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, so, you know," he shrugged and picked up the other end of the keyboard. "Prank items are a hazard of the job." He maneuvered his end of the keyboard so that Heath was on the side nearest Wiseacre's. "Lead the way!"

Heath had to admit he was lowkey curious how a lesson on “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” with actual farm sounds would go. Usually he stuck to showtunes for his lessons! Curiosity aside, he’d better hurry and get the keyboard fixed. There was only so much he could do with animal sounds!

“Those seem to be a pattern today,” Heath replied with a knowing nod. Ah, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes… it had been years since he’d been in that store! Well, that certainly explained the glitter! He chuckled slightly. “Yes, I imagine it would be. Who knows, maybe Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes will sell trick keyboards someday!” Yes, that was another joke.

Still supporting the keyboard, Heath peered over his shoulder. Moving slowly but surely, he started walking towards Wiseacres.

[Waddles]

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Heath had to admit he was lowkey curious how a lesson on “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” with actual farm sounds would go. Usually he stuck to showtunes for his lessons! Curiosity aside, he’d better hurry and get the keyboard fixed. There was only so much he could do with animal sounds!

“Those seem to be a pattern today,” Heath replied with a knowing nod. Ah, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes… it had been years since he’d been in that store! Well, that certainly explained the glitter! He chuckled slightly. “Yes, I imagine it would be. Who knows, maybe Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes will sell trick keyboards someday!” Yes, that was another joke.

Still supporting the keyboard, Heath peered over his shoulder. Moving slowly but surely, he started walking towards Wiseacres.

Carrying his end of the keyboard, Joseph followed Heath. "Hey- that's a good idea!" he noted. Trick keyboards... he wondered what variations they could have. He would have to suggest it to his boss. Even if it wasn't an idea that would work out, if he suggested something, maybe he'd be asked for other ideas... and he certainly had plenty of ideas, from ecosystem-in-a-jar to a rubbish bin that actively tried to catch trash (he knew lots of people didn't have great aim when discarding something).

He fell into silence along the way to Wiseacres, wondering what other musical jokes he could come up with.

[Erindipity]

Even though her tattoo shop and makeup studio was nearby the raven haired beauty didn't venture into the alley much. Having just snagged a bag of sweets she shoved her hand inside and popped some into her mouth as she walked at a leisurely pace and let her eyes wander. It wasn't often that she got to eat without a small human or one of her many animals (or her Viking king husband) trying to steal it. The thought made a small smile cross her lips as she came to a stop outside of a shoppe and began people watching.

The alley wasn't her kind of place, really, but people watching was one of her favorite pastimes. There was nothing much that was more fascinating that PEOPLE. Their quirks, what made them tick, their tells. It was utterly AMAZING. The tattooed beauty queen leaned against a wall and continued munching on her sweeties and watching the passersby... maybe someone would come along yo amuse her further, but for now she was content.

[VRSCIKA]

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Even though her tattoo shop and makeup studio was nearby the raven haired beauty didn't venture into the alley much. Having just snagged a bag of sweets she shoved her hand inside and popped some into her mouth as she walked at a leisurely pace and let her eyes wander. It wasn't often that she got to eat without a small human or one of her many animals (or her Viking king husband) trying to steal it. The thought made a small smile cross her lips as she came to a stop outside of a shoppe and began people watching.

The alley wasn't her kind of place, really, but people watching was one of her favorite pastimes. There was nothing much that was more fascinating that PEOPLE. Their quirks, what made them tick, their tells. It was utterly AMAZING. The tattooed beauty queen leaned against a wall and continued munching on her sweeties and watching the passersby... maybe someone would come along yo amuse her further, but for now she was content.

Trinity was having a fairly calm day and had a few hours of solo time, so she decided to bring lunch and drop in on her sister. She always used the Alley to cut over to her sister's shoppe, but was a little surprised when she saw her sister in the Alley. "Why hey there stranger...fancy meeting you here." She beamed a smile up at her sister. They looked like day and night, but there was no one on this earth she was closer to than her tall, tattooed goddess of a younger sister.

[Erindipity]

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Trinity was having a fairly calm day and had a few hours of solo time, so she decided to bring lunch and drop in on her sister. She always used the Alley to cut over to her sister's shoppe, but was a little surprised when she saw her sister in the Alley. "Why hey there stranger...fancy meeting you here." She beamed a smile up at her sister. They looked like day and night, but there was no one on this earth she was closer to than her tall, tattooed goddess of a younger sister.

Whoooooaaaaa... Ama had been so deep in her people watching and silent judging that she hadn't even seen her tiny sister arrive! When she spoke, though, she couldn't help but smile down at her. "Hey you! What are you doing?" Not that Trin ever needed a reason to pop in to see her.

But... was that FOOD she had with her?! Ama could sniff out food anywhere, anytime. Reaching out she poked her older sis playfully and smiled wider. "What's that I smell? Is that *SNIFF* a cheeseburger and chips?" Because if it was... Trin was winning favorite sibling for the day!

[VRSCIKA]

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Whoooooaaaaa... Ama had been so deep in her people watching and silent judging that she hadn't even seen her tiny sister arrive! When she spoke, though, she couldn't help but smile down at her. "Hey you! What are you doing?" Not that Trin ever needed a reason to pop in to see her.

But... was that FOOD she had with her?! Ama could sniff out food anywhere, anytime. Reaching out she poked her older sis playfully and smiled wider. "What's that I smell? Is that *SNIFF* a cheeseburger and chips?" Because if it was... Trin was winning favorite sibling for the day!

Being only 5' tall did make one fairly easy to miss upon approach. Despite being the eldest child, Trinity Fawn had never been blessed with height. Every single one of her siblings was considerably taller. She hadn't grown since she was 12, and the height fairy had skipped her over completely. The curves fairy visited her instead, more specifically, the booty fairy...oh well. "Visiting one of my favorite siblings on my free time." She beamed up fondly. She loved all of her siblings, but she would be lying if she said that she wasn't closest to Ama and Bax.

"It might be...I may have remembered it being someone's favorite dish from the pub on the corner. Now, who could that have been." The petite blonde tapped the corner of her mouth innocently before giggling and handing it over. "I thought you would appreciate being brought lunch."

[Erindipity]

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Being only 5' tall did make one fairly easy to miss upon approach. Despite being the eldest child, Trinity Fawn had never been blessed with height. Every single one of her siblings was considerably taller. She hadn't grown since she was 12, and the height fairy had skipped her over completely. The curves fairy visited her instead, more specifically, the booty fairy...oh well. "Visiting one of my favorite siblings on my free time." She beamed up fondly. She loved all of her siblings, but she would be lying if she said that she wasn't closest to Ama and Bax.

"It might be...I may have remembered it being someone's favorite dish from the pub on the corner. Now, who could that have been." The petite blonde tapped the corner of her mouth innocently before giggling and handing it over. "I thought you would appreciate being brought lunch."

Her teeny tiny sister was adorable she was. Amabelle couldn't help but smile as she spoke. "I bet you tell Baxter he's your favorite when he's around..." Hmph. But they all knew she was really everyone's fave. It was no secret.

Her smile only grew as she took the bag from Trin and stuck her nose off in it. Inhaling deeply her eyes slipped closed in sheer ecstasy. " You're aces, Trin. I've got a jam packed day. I just had to slip out and stretch my legs a bit." Owning multiple businesses tended to be a bit wearing. "I just finished a ribcage tattoo that took 3 hours sitting." It had been fun times, but it tended to cause her some aches and pains. "If you're not busy you should come for the Haute Noir photoshoot in a bit. It's going to be rad." Their uber talented brother was, of course, shooting the session.