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It's about 9 A.M. on a Saturday morning, and Professor Barlow has led her students into Hogsmeade to attempt to sell the Ashwinder eggs collected during class. The center is no more than a large tent with wooden counters set up to display the jars of eggs.
All of the eggs are already at the center and accounted for, even the jars labeled by the students during class. There's also enough for each student to potentially sell four extra jars. Villagers are walking nearby, and most are eyeing the center and considering a purchase.
Could this just be your lucky day?!
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It's time to make a real profit on the Ashwinder eggs you collected in class!
Directions
Meet Professor Barlow outside the barn this Saturday morning at 9 A.M. sharp. (OOC: You don't actually have to RP doing this, and I won't actually have Barlow there to meet your character.)
Together, we will walk into Hogsmeade and to the center I've set up for us to sell our eggs. (OOC: Again, we won't actually RP this.)
At the center, you'll have the opportunity to sell FIVE jars of eggs. Professor Barlow has added in enough jars, so that everyone has the opportunity to sell five.
You will receive house points for the number of jars you attempt to sell, but you can not sell more than five. You can make as many posts as you wish; however, you must make at least five to get credit. You can RP people either buying or not buying your eggs.
When you are done, please PM me a link to all posts you made either selling or attempting to sell your jars of eggs.
Be realistic. You are RPing a young student wishing to sell an ingredient to adults in the village. They won't be paying hefty amounts, and it's not realistic at all to RP them doing so. I don't want to squish your creativity, but I do want you to keep it realistic. Let's say you can't sell a jar for more than five galleons.
Finally, no one will actually be RPing the adults considering a purchase. You can just RP your own character and the actions of the villager they're trying to sell to.
Most of all, HAVE FUN! Please ready my homework guidelines here, so you'll know exactly how I'd like you to submit this.
Also, I'm really sorry about how fast this will need to go, but you only have until this Friday, May 24, to get this done. Why? Because this is happening at Hogsmeade, and that's when Hogsmeade closes. I'm not sure exactly what time it'll close, so you may want to get this done as soon as possible. The deadline to submit your links via PM is Friday, May 24 at 11:59 PM EST.
Maybe conning people like her big brother does wasn't a way to go. Or maybe conning the elderly she wouldn't do. They were easy to guilt and maybe that's why it didn't sit well with Peyton. Alas, the child has a conscience.
For now at least.
She shoved the two jars left over in front of her and beamed at the crowd. "On special, two jars just for ten Galleons!" she said all excitedly. "Take them while they last!"
A man pulled away from the crowd and approached her. "Five for those two," he said.
Peyton looked apalled. "Why so cheap? I worked hard on these." Not her exactly, since she only got a jar's worth. But she bet Professor Barlow worked hard. "Ten Galleons."
"Look, kid. You want the money or not?" the man said impatiently, then added. "Six."
The NERVE. "Nine. Nine galleons and I'll give them to you."
The man shook his head. "Seven is the highest I'll go for these."
Peyton crossed her arms against her chest. She really just wanted to get rid of these jars and it was enough selling for one day. "Seven Galleon and ten Sickles." She stuck her bottom lip out and batted her eyelashes.
The man squinted his eyes at Peyton, his hand sliding into his pocket, counted his money and placed it on the table. And without a thank you he left with the jars.
"Sheesh." Peyton shook her head and gathered the money. THIS was why she wasn't going into any family business. Quidditch was way more fun and interesting than selling. That and you get to injure people. Heheheee.
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Elise was quickly getting annoyed. What was her sister trying to do, get her so mad that she exploded in front of her team and her professor? She didn't plan on it but Merlin knew that her sister was more annoying than a certain Dylan Montmorency. "Seems like Salem hasn't taught you the same," she shrugged, inclining her head at her sister's nose. You look like another Ronald, did you know?
Oh, Sweet Mother of Merlin! Elysia Fairfield knew how to read? The newspapers, no less. This was entirely new information, especially since Elise was sure that she could only read fashion magazines and the like. What an utter waste of money. "It is, so are you helping?" Yes? YES? Okay, great!
Even if it was just because Elysia was a lazy backside, Elise would take whatever money she was given. Lovely. Handing her sister the jar, she smiled fake!sweetly just to mirror the other blonde. Look, 'lysia! She was learning from your bright shining example. Wasn't she proud?
"Thank you," she added, almost as an afterthought. You can go now, Elysia.
Elysia could SEE it in her sister's face that she was doing a great job annoying the heck out of her. Finding this quite amusing, the older blonde just fake!smiled at Elise. If Elysia ever gave her sister a hard time, it was because she wanted to or it was only out of the older blonde's amusement. Well, since Elise didn't want to play dolls with her so Elysia thought that the younger blonde could make it up to her for being like this... her source of amusement due to annoyance. It had fun to see her irritated, but obviously it wasn't fun to see her face. "Mhm, clearly. We are taught better in Salem, just so you knew," Elysia added.
The lady took a moment to examine her nails. Oh good, nothing broken OR damaged in the slightest way possible. She took care of herself, unlike her rubbish of a sister. "Honey, it's not called helping. Why would I help you anyway?" Hmm? She wasn't even here to visit her sister anyway. That was not gonna happen.
So Elise now had the four galleons she wanted. Elysia snatched the jar of ashwinder eggs from her stall. "Good," she said. "And I wouldn't dare forget to tell dearest Edmund that these came from your... err... shop." This was a tiny shop right? A stall and all, but whatever. Kind of like the same thing.
Oh. "You're not welcome," Elysia said, keeping the jar of ashwinder eggs inside her bag and clickclacked (again) her way to get some elderflower wine. Ugh, she wasted time even BEING here.
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Oooooh, so Miss Kat was selling eggs! Just... not chicken eggs. Her momma liked making those potion-y stuff, though and she used some kind of eggs that sounded like that ashwinder animal thing. Maybe she could get her some for her birthday!
But... five galleons was so expensive. Frowning, she dug around in her pocket for whatever money she had and came up with three galleons and nothing more. "I only have THREE galleons," she said, holding up three fingers on her other hand. Did that mean that she couldn't buy them anyway? Because that would be really really sad, actually.
Kat waited for the younger girl to speak. The blonde wasn't going to bug the little one if she didn't want to buy and stuff. She wasn't even eleven yet and Kat learnt to extend her patience a bit more. Maybe Hayley would become a potioneer soon, and Kat would be the reason why... all thanks to a jar of ashwinder eggs. Isn't that cool?
Oh anywaaaaay... Three galleons? "That's okay," Kat smiled at Hayley. "You can have a jar to yourself for three galleons." Mh, fair price right? And while Kat accommodated another customer who bought a jar for five galleons, she also waited for Hayley to reply. See? One more jar, and if Hayley wanted it... she gets it only for three galleons?
Great deal, yeah?
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Ethan was rather glad to be going to Hogsmeade today even if it was just to be selling Ashwinder eggs for their class assignment. It was nice to have the change of scenery, plus he knew when he was done here he could have a little fun in the village, this being their first Hogsmeade weekend.. something to look forward to.
Once the group arrived at their selling point, the 17 year old glanced around. Competition was going to be fierce. There were a good many of them there today and, really, how many people would be willing to buy? Besides, he was sure the younger first years would garner the most sales with adults thinking they were cute and such. Still, he would try.. he could use the extra xash.
Ethan set his jars of Ashwinder eggs out in front of him in what he thought was an aesthetically pleasing display. He tried to look attentive and catch someone's eye as several people came their way/ After clearing his throat, he called out loudly over the sound of his competition, "Ashwinder eggs for sale! One jar for five galleons.. two jars for eight galleons." That was a fair price, he thought. A bargain, even. And if he could get rid of his jars faster so he could be on his way, even better. He looked up as a man headed his way he opened his mouth, quickly shutting it as the bloke went over to a younger girl's eggs. Yeah.. this was not going to be easy.. but then he saw a woman headed his way,, maybe he could sell some to her?
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Still wondering if he should be a bit concerned about that guy who just bought two jars and RAN, Tucker turned back to his last jar. Alright, just one more and he'd be done. He could do this no problem!
Suddenly, he heard a POP! and none other than his own mum, Gabriela Schultz, apparated nearby. She HAD gotten his letter!
"Alright, what am I supposed to be buying from you again?" she asked him as she pulled out her purse.
"Nice to see you too, Mum," Tucker said, smirking and rolling his eyes, making him look almost the spitting image of his mother at that point.
She chuckled. "I'm sorry, I thought I was supposed to be incognito so your classmates wouldn't see we were related!" she explained to him in a small whisper before giving the boy a quick hug.
"I don't think they care, but if you WANT to, you could do that," Tucker said with a smile. Gabi grinned and cleared her throat.
"Well of course young man, I'd love some Ashwinder eggs! How much for a jar?" she asked with a sweet smile that was very UNLIKE her to say the least.
"Five galleons, please!" he told her with a grin.
She pulled out a five galleon piece and handed it to her son. "Thank you, I hope the money goes to a good cause!" she exclaimed loudly. Tucker just rolled his eyes but grinned anyways. That had been his last jar!
"Anyways, thanks Mum, see you soon," he said, giving his mother another hug before she turned around, eyeing the eggs like she had no idea what she was actually going to DO with them before she apparated away.
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Ethan waved his hand a bit to catch the attention of a woman approaching. She seemed notice him and he thought she might be a good opportunity to try out his selling technique. "Ashwinder eggs for sale," he called out to her with a smile, trying to look at her in the eye. "One jar for five galleons or two jars for eight galleons," he said as she approached. Oh wait, he knew this lady, didn't he?
Lillian had noticed quite the gathering down the street in Hogsmeade, so she just had to see what was going on. Oh.. it was just a bunch of kids.. probably from Hogwarts. She didn't care much for children but she did wonder what was going on to draw such a crowd. As she approached one of the older boys, Lillian realized what was going on. They were selling Ashwinder eggs. That was.. interesting.. or cute? she thought with a smirk. And then the boy spoke to her with a hint of recognition in his eye. Was he a bit familiar? Oh yes.. she could place him.
"You're Meloria's boy, aren't you?" Lillian said, eyeing up the young man. Ethan, she was fairly certain his name was, though it didn't really matter much to her. "What is this, some school project or something?" she asked, looking down at the jars disdainfully. What were they teaching at this sub-standard school? Her Andrew would never had been made to peddle his wares at Durmstrang.. but of course it was a much more refined school.
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Since the yelling was working. Nigel decided to keep doing it and see if somebody else was going to buy one of his remaining four jars.
"ONLY HAVE THREE JARS LEFT. THREE GALLEONS FOR ONE JAR"
Nigel did not know if they would buy from him since West had this awesome game going on. But he had to try.
"Okay. What are you selling in the jars". She had heard the high pitch screaming and came over to investigate.
Nigel looked up and saw a old woman there. Oops, he had forgotten to tell what was in the jars. He had remembered on the previous two slaes. Well he would remember in the future. "Ashwinder Eggs Ma'am. Would you like to buy a jar?"
Oh, Those did sound good. Maybe she could use some in the future. "Sure, Here is three galleons." She takes the eggs and and hands over the money. Well now to think of things that use ashwinder eggs.
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Ethan nodded to the woman as she confirmed his identity. Was she really unsure of his name? He looked, unblinking, at her for a moment. It had been years since he had seen her and then very infrequently at that, but she had been married to his late grandfather. "Hello, Oma Lillian," he said civilly, but with less cheer than he might normally use. "Yeah, a school thing.. we harvested Ashwinder eggs in class and now we're selling them. Interested? Five galleons for one jar or eight galleons for two jars.." He wasn't sure she was all that interested - or knowledgeable about potions enough to use them, but at least she stopped to look so maybe that was a good sign.
Lillian wrinkled her nose slightly as she heard him address her. She hated to be called by the title the boy and his family insisted on. Though it was slightly better than "grandmother" it was still that type of name and she wasn't even old enough to be a grandmother - at least not to one as old as this.. she was only 40 for Merlin's sake! She was sure Meloria insisted on it just to be a brat.
Lillian cocked an eyebrow as she listened to the boy's rather lame sales pitch and her eyes fell onto the jars of eggs. "Two for eight galleons, hmmm?" That actually wasn't a bad deal and she might actually have use for Ashwinder's eggs.. but perhaps she could take advantage of his age and the fact that it was a class assignment? "Not a bad price, but certainly you can do better than that for me? We are family after all.." she said, baring her teeth at him in what she thought of as an attempt at a sweet smile.
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Nigel did not know what to do know. He did not really feel like yelling that his jars were only three galleons. He had already done that twice. Plus he was getting bored of saying it. It;s not like he does not know how much his own jars are.While think about what to do. Somebody walked up to Nigel. Well what do you know. Doing Nothing sometimes works.
"Well i can see you selling something. But i don't know how much it is and whether it is worth my galleons."
Nigel was a little taken back by how forward this guy was. He stumbled bit before answering. "Well I'm um selling a jar of ashwinder eggs for 3 galleons Sir"
The man consider what this kid was saying. Well he could use some eggs for some potions he was meaning to brew in the future and three galleons was a good deal."It sounds like a good deal. I would take a jar"
Nigel was beginning to think that this man was not going to buy anything. But he was lucky he priced it at three galleons or it probably would not have sold. "There is the jar." Nigel hands him the jar and takes his three galleons. Now he only had to sell one more.
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Hogsmeade was awfully loud today, and Lucia wanted to see what exactly all the ruckus was about. She'd wheeled in Sherman to go see Abraham and whatnot (and had made sure he was wearing that lovely sweater as well, because he just looked precious in it), but now the kids were giving her a headache. How long was that hubby of hers going to take in the Broomsticks? Home was more silent.
But the Hogwarts children were selling eggs, and Lucia almost felt the need to buy some. Because she knew what was going on with the school and all. Manager of Gringotts, y'know, so she was quite familiar with the school funding issue. Plus, she was also the grandmother of a very whiny Hogwarts captain who'd informed her of turnstiles and things. But she wasn't going to buy anything from her OWN kid, because she was expected to be able to do things for herself without needing assistance from elderlies.
So the old woman toddled over to the most interesting stand she could find, the one with the flashy sign and the two boys. They seemed like good ones to buy from (especially 'cause that ONE was so skinny, Merlin, she suspected he probably hadn't been able to afford the Great Hall turnstiles or something and had been skipping meals). "I want three guesses." She held out the 13 sickles and tried to think of numbers. Ones based on the hints she'd been listening to others get, because she was clever enough to do that. Clearly.
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Dylan was sad to see the blonde lady go...but once she had, caught sight of the brunette stepping up. Oh, and she was attempting to grab one of them. Perhaps he'd make a sale, then...
"Ma'am, did you want to buy some guesses?"
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When the blonde one started talking, the mysterious brunette just gave him eyes. He had a pretty face. "Yes. I'd like to buy a jar...and not guess." Was that okay, pretty boy? Hmm?
...and no, she wasn't going to answer any questions as to why. So, no one needed to ask.
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Dylan blinked, kinda surprised by the straightforwardness....He shrugged, pulling one of his jars from beneath the fabric. The name of the game was to sell them...and he was selling them. So, they'd just have to take five eggs off the total number of...The Captain gave Odessa a nod.
"Four galleons...which is a deal considering the eggs themselves are worth one galleon apiece." Just in case she thought he was trying to cheat her. Yea, the Slytherin knew how older women could be.
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This kid was crazy to think she cared about price. What was four galleons to her? After paying out the money, she accepted the jar and slinked away into the abyss of the crowd...She had shifty things to do...
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Weird lady was weird...Nevermind that, though...He had more eggs to sale.
"Next! Anyone else?"
SPOILER!!: Lucia!
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Hogsmeade was awfully loud today, and Lucia wanted to see what exactly all the ruckus was about. She'd wheeled in Sherman to go see Abraham and whatnot (and had made sure he was wearing that lovely sweater as well, because he just looked precious in it), but now the kids were giving her a headache. How long was that hubby of hers going to take in the Broomsticks? Home was more silent.
But the Hogwarts children were selling eggs, and Lucia almost felt the need to buy some. Because she knew what was going on with the school and all. Manager of Gringotts, y'know, so she was quite familiar with the school funding issue. Plus, she was also the grandmother of a very whiny Hogwarts captain who'd informed her of turnstiles and things. But she wasn't going to buy anything from her OWN kid, because she was expected to be able to do things for herself without needing assistance from elderlies.
So the old woman toddled over to the most interesting stand she could find, the one with the flashy sign and the two boys. They seemed like good ones to buy from (especially 'cause that ONE was so skinny, Merlin, she suspected he probably hadn't been able to afford the Great Hall turnstiles or something and had been skipping meals). "I want three guesses." She held out the 13 sickles and tried to think of numbers. Ones based on the hints she'd been listening to others get, because she was clever enough to do that. Clearly.
And there was ANOTHER lady. Dylan smirked a whole bunch because women were clearly his area of expertise. Keep 'em coming and all that. He offered her a very sweet smile because she was an older woman...and that garnered respect. At least it did in his eyes.
Accepting her money, he pushed a quill and a piece of parchment in her direction. "From everything that's here..." Meaning the hints she may or may not have heard..."...the total is down five eggs."...because crazy lady wanted to buy them as is...and not guess. Totally ruining the spirit of what he and Odessa had going.
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And there was ANOTHER lady. Dylan smirked a whole bunch because women were clearly his area of expertise. Keep 'em coming and all that. He offered her a very sweet smile because she was an older woman...and that garnered respect. At least it did in his eyes.
Accepting her money, he pushed a quill and a piece of parchment in her direction. "From everything that's here..." Meaning the hints she may or may not have heard..."...the total is down five eggs."...because crazy lady wanted to buy them as is...and not guess. Totally ruining the spirit of what he and Odessa had going.
"Five less. Alright." Lucia picked up the quill and nodded at the boy with he sweet smile, the one that wasn't deathly thin. A guess now? She considered all the hints she'd overheard and tried to think of one. Less than 100, more than the number of children there (how many WERE there, though? She tried to count, but gave up soon enough). And it had to be odd, but now it had to be even, didn't it? Because it was five less, she knew.
Well. Well, okay. The elderly lady bent down and scribbled three numbers on the parchment. 44, 48, and 40. They were probably wrong and a total waste of thirteen sickles, but it was okay, because it'd feed that poor little skinny thing.
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"Five less. Alright." Lucia picked up the quill and nodded at the boy with he sweet smile, the one that wasn't deathly thin. A guess now? She considered all the hints she'd overheard and tried to think of one. Less than 100, more than the number of children there (how many WERE there, though? She tried to count, but gave up soon enough). And it had to be odd, but now it had to be even, didn't it? Because it was five less, she knew.
Well. Well, okay. The elderly lady bent down and scribbled three numbers on the parchment. 44, 48, and 40. They were probably wrong and a total waste of thirteen sickles, but it was okay, because it'd feed that poor little skinny thing.
Taking a look at her parchment, the Slytherin noticed the wrong answers and frowned. "Very close, ma'am...but unfortunately wrong." She'd been so nice and it was a shame to tell her as much...Well, there was something Dylan could do. In an act of rare kindness, he took another of his jars from under the fabric and handed it over, now putting the total down 6 additional eggs.
"Take them...and thank you for playing." See? He could be totally nice when he wanted.
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David was having a stroll and enjoying the beautiful weather...Birds were singing and children laughing, signs that today was indeed lovely. That's when something caught his eye!
Street vendors? How quaint.
"Good day, gentleman. I'll take..." He read the sign carefully..."...five guesses and that's all." He considered himself a gambling man...and this all seem to be in good fun.
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Nigel had only one jar remaining and had no idea how to sell it. He could try the same old routine he was using today and just yell that his jar was only three galleons. But that became old. Now Nigel had to think of something interesting or not sell the jar at all. Nigel did not want that to happen.
"Why Hello there young man. It looks like you have one jar of something for sale. But i wonder why you are selling it for three when most are selling it for lower." The man was interested and wanted to know how low this kid was go in price.
Nigel was not ready to barter and only wanted to sell his last jar for three galleons. "Well, It is three galleons for one jar. But i am ready to sell it for 1 if you want to go that low. but i can really use the three." Nigel did not know why he was saying this. Maybe because he was tired and wanted this to be over.
"Well i'll take the jar for 1 galleon" He gave the boy the 1 galleon and took the jar before he could change his mind. He knew he was being a little bit of a prick. But it was n awesome deal. "Thanks Kid" He said. Then left.
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Lexi was ready to set up shop in Hogsmeade to sell her Ashwinder eggs, even though she wasn't sure if anyone would even want to buy them from a mere first year, but who knew. She unrolled her banner and it read:
Ashwinder Eggs For SALE 5 Galleons per Jar
Now she just had to wait. And after ten minutes a lady came up to her.
"Hello young lady," the woman said as she stuck her hand out to Lexi. "I'm Anitia Fothem, aren't you a bit young to be selling Ashwinder eggs." The woman began to inspect the jars carefully.
Lexi took the outstretched hand. "Hello Miss Fothem I'm Alexia Thorne, we are selling them for a school project. We harvested them during Care of Magical Creatures. Five galleons a jar."
The woman looked as if she was in deep concentration as she continued to look intently at the jars that Lexi had displayed out on a small table. "Well dear, I'm not sure about five galleons, but I will pay four galleons for this jar," Anitia said as she lifted up one of the lesser full jars and produced four galleons for Lexi
Lexi looked at the jar and since the eggs didn't seem as densely packed in the jar she figured she would go with the woman's deal. "That sounds good," she said as she placed the jar in a bag with handles and handed it to the woman. "Pleasure doing business with you Miss Fothem."
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Taking a look at her parchment, the Slytherin noticed the wrong answers and frowned. "Very close, ma'am...but unfortunately wrong." She'd been so nice and it was a shame to tell her as much...Well, there was something Dylan could do. In an act of rare kindness, he took another of his jars from under the fabric and handed it over, now putting the total down 6 additional eggs.
"Take them...and thank you for playing." See? He could be totally nice when he wanted.
Wrong. Pity. Not really.
Oh, but she got a jar anyway? Lucia beamed at the boy, mentally noting the fact that not all children were useless ingrates, and took the eggs graciously. What was she meant to do with them, though? It wasn't as if she had any particular use for Ashwinder eggs, but she supposed Colin could find a use for them. She'd be okay with it, as long as he didn't throw these in the Leaky, too. Before leaving, she slipped the boy an extra two galleons for his generosity.
Could she go find Sherman now? And show him her pretty eggs? Lucia spared a wave in her granddaughter's direction and then left to go see if her husband and Ab were done with whatever old men spent time doing on days they had no work.
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Sweet merlin! Vivi hugs! She hadn't gotten Vivi hugs in ages. Actually, sadly enough, she didn't get hugs anymore at all. No hugs, no snuggles, nothing of the sort. It was a wonder how she survived at all. Lex beamed up at her. "Am I? I haven't taken much notice...I mean, except for my robes dropping a bit closer to my knees and such but you know me, details are discarded in most cases." Like right now. She was meant to be selling but all bets were off now that her Mama Vivi was standing right there.
hdvdykfg.
More hugs! This was good. She'd need to stock up on these as well. Merlin knew she wouldn't be getting anymore once the girl disappeared into the big world again. People here were against hugging and she couldn't figure out why. Her eyes widened and she grinned up at her. "You got me chocolate frogs!! THANKSSSS!!! I'll have to treasure them with this whole school crisis going on." She took a brief look at her jars and such before answering the next bit. "Nope, I still have two more jars to sell but I've been doing real good! Conned a couple suckers out of their galleons--there was this one man though, he was rude and cheap. Oh but I've made 101 galleons!" And this was where she beamed proudly. It was a good profit. YUP.
"Would you be interested in buying a jar even if you'll never use it??"
"That's the best way to tell you're growing... when your clothes stop fitting. You'll be taller than I am in no time. Mo already is. I fear the day he figures out he can stick me under one arm and run away with me," Vivi continued to snuggled her baby lion, since she seemed to just need it.
She fussed with Lex's hair. "You just let me know if you get really desperate. I don't know what I can do that your father can't, but you just let me know, okay?" It didn't sound like Lex was doing too badly, considering she'd made 101 Galleons off just a few jars of Ashwinder eggs. Did she even need Vivi to buy one? "I dunno, baby lion. I don't have much money... I might be able to buy one from you."
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SOMEWHERE was really not an adequate answer, especially when discussing the whereabouts of a Selina, but Alice accepted it and made mental notes to go out in pursuit of her after more sales happened. She just didn't have enough energy to extract more information out of Vivi right now, seeing as every question in her brain was being saved for other things at the moment and couldn't be wasted on such trivial matters as this, obviously.
Obviously.
"Five galleons a jar," she informed the older girl, squirming uncomfortably when she was hugged, but not pulling away. "But if you want one, I'll give you a discount, 'cause you're so special. You want mine, though, and not more of anyone else''s, because mine are good eggs. The best eggs." Alice tapped her cap once more, pointing seriously to the GOOD egg as if it'd make the whole sale for her and adjusting the bill over her eyes again.
The hat was clearly a good idea.
She needed more of those.
Maybe she'd have to buy TWO jars, since Alice was asking too. Good thing she happened to know a Potions Master who would buy them off of her for the full list price, which meant that ACTUALLY... Vivi would be making money out of this scenario. "I'll buy two from you and two from Lex at the best price you're willing to offer. And you should owl that Toussaint woman who taught the seminar last term and see if she'll buy potions ingredients off of you, because you might be able to sell everything left at just slightly less than what the apothecary is selling it for."
Just... a suggestion. Wait... wasn't she meant to be mad at Alice? "I feel like I should threaten you and give you unwarranted advice before stomping off, but... you wouldn't listen if I did. Good luck this term, okay?"
Victor Strauss was walking in Hogsmeade looking for potions ingredients, and there were kids everywhere selling Ashwinder eggs. He saw a particularly young girl with a both and walked over to her. "Hello there little lady, five galleons seems a lot for a jar of Ashwinder eggs," he said as he looked over the eggs.
Lexi looked up as she saw a man approaching her booth. "Hello sir," she said with a smile as she looked up at the sign that said five galleons for her Ashwinder eggs. "Well sir, I would be more than happy to bargain with you on a price." After all it was more important for her to sell them than to get her five galleon price on them.
The man looked over the eggs and they seemed to be good, legit eggs harvested well. "I'll give you three galleons for one of these jars," he said as he looked over them.
Picking up a jar and putting it in her bag she handed it over to the man. "Three galleons sounds fine," she said as she waited for the money to be handed over.
Victor picked three galleons out of his pocket and handed them to the girl. "Pleasure doing business with you young lady," he said as he took the bag from the girl.
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"That's the best way to tell you're growing... when your clothes stop fitting. You'll be taller than I am in no time. Mo already is. I fear the day he figures out he can stick me under one arm and run away with me," Vivi continued to snuggled her baby lion, since she seemed to just need it.
She fussed with Lex's hair. "You just let me know if you get really desperate. I don't know what I can do that your father can't, but you just let me know, okay?" It didn't sound like Lex was doing too badly, considering she'd made 101 Galleons off just a few jars of Ashwinder eggs. Did she even need Vivi to buy one? "I dunno, baby lion. I don't have much money... I might be able to buy one from you."
Maybe she'd have to buy TWO jars, since Alice was asking too. Good thing she happened to know a Potions Master who would buy them off of her for the full list price, which meant that ACTUALLY... Vivi would be making money out of this scenario. "I'll buy two from you and two from Lex at the best price you're willing to offer. And you should owl that Toussaint woman who taught the seminar last term and see if she'll buy potions ingredients off of you, because you might be able to sell everything left at just slightly less than what the apothecary is selling it for."
"That's true..." She was only sorta paying attention because at the moment she was getting snugglied and these things needed to be done thoroughly so she could remember them in the next few weeks. "You think he will though? You know, when he does realize?" The idea seemed rather odd to her and she didn't think she would have appreciated Mo if, while trying that daring stunt, dropped her. Not at all.
Lex nodded enthusiastically!! "Uh-huh! I will! Might need to have another talk with you too but I have to see some stuff first." And there was another, more solemn, nod. Vivi was always a big help, end of story.
And you know, she wouldn't even get upset that the girl could only buy one--did she just say she'd buy two??? Yes! Then she'd be done and could stop and would be able to spend her money!!!! This was the part of the day that she'd been dying for and the candy shop was calling her name even louder. "You will?!?! I can sell you both jars at 4 galleons each, they're meant to be 5 but I like you! I can make it lower!" BUT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS HER, geddit?
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Isabelle Dupont was in her fourth year of schooling at St. Mungos and she was officially going to graduate in January and become an actual healer rather than an intern and trainee. The 22 year old was super proud of herself, and she had heard that there was going to be a sale of potions ingredients at Hogsmeade and she figured she could pick some stuff up for St. Mungos. She saw a couple of stands selling Ashwinder eggs all manned by Hogwarts students. Isabelle walked up to one of them, "Hogwarts project," she asked the girl selling the eggs for five galleons.
Lexi was carefully arranging her jars of eggs so they were all lined up nicely when someone came up to her stand. She hadn't realized it at first and nearly jumped when she realized that there was somebody there. "Oh hello there," she said with a smile as she quickly picked up the pile of bags that she had knocked on the floor. "Yes indeed. We harvested Ashwinder eggs and are now selling them would you like to buy some?" Lexi smiled hoping the girl wouldn't take into the account that she had nearly knocked over half of her stuff.
Isabelle smiled as the girl knocked over some of her bags, but she didn't say anything in fear that she would intimidate the poor girl. "Fun, I went to Hogwarts a couple of terms back," she said with a smile as she grabbed ten galleons from her small bag of money designated for potion ingredients buying. "I'll take two jars please," Isabelle said placing the galleons on the counter. "I'm working at St. Mungos so it will be good to have some extra ingredients."
Lexi smiled as the girl said that she had gone to Hogwarts a couple of terms back. Fun! Then she saw the girl grabbing a whole handful of galleons. "Wow," was that girl nice. She was buying two jars full price. Putting the two jars in a bag she handed it to the girl. "Thank you so much!"
Ethan inwardly sighed. So his former step-grandmother seemed remotely interested in buying some eggs from him, but she seemed to want to haggle on the price a bit? He supposed he could do that.. he did want to be rid of these jars and make a little money.. but there was something about her that made him feel that he was being taken advantage of. He tried to shake it off and turned his attention back to the woman in front of him.
"Better than that..? I guess I can sell you three jars for ten galleons?" he offered with a questioning look. That was just a little over half of what his original offer on one jar was. He really didn't want to go that low on one because he'd be making nearly nothing and would be here all day.
Lillian looked from the jars to the boy's face and back again. It was a pretty good price, but did she really need three jars? And could she get him to go lower? "Well.. I could take three off your hands," she started, knowing he probably wanted to get rid of them along with make some money. "But only if you'll take nine for them.. because I'm pretty sure I could get one of your classmates to go even lower still." There, now he could think she was doing him some huge favor.. what would he say to that?
Ethan watched her as she seemed to mull over his offer. Then he thought over her counteroffer. That worked out to be three galleons a jar which was a pitiful price. Yep, she was definitely trying to take advantage of him, but he supposed it wasn't too awful to come down that much and he didn't have any other buyers. At least he'd get something. She was right.. she could go to someone else, though he wouldn't admit knowing that to her. "Alright, you have a deal," he finally said after a moment's thought and he slid three jars towards her. That was three done and he had two left before he could skip out of here.
Lillian smiled a bit as the boy agreed to sell her the three jars for only nine galleons. That was quite the steal. Perhaps she could use some for herself and even resell the rest for a higher price, making a little money off of him. She handed over the nine galleons to him and took the three jars. "Goodbye and good luck with your little business," she said with a hint of patronism before walking away.
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So far she had sold four jars of eggs. Two at five galleons to the nice St. Mungos girl. One at four galleons to the nice lady and one at three galleons to the pickier older guy. Lexi was just hoping that her stand would have some success. "Ashwinder eggs, five for a jar, but I'm willing to make other deals," she said into the center of Hogsmeade hoping that somebody would come and buy some more jars.
Nadia Tale was walking through the streets of Hogsmeade looking around for nothing in particular. She saw a young girl, and also heard her trying to sell some Ashwinder eggs. "Hello there dearie," she said with a smile as she picked up a jar of Ashwinder eggs. "I'll buy these off of you for three galleons."
Lexi perked up a little bit as a new lady came over to buy some Ashwinder eggs. Taking the jar from the lady she put it into a bag and took the money from the lady. "Thank you so much ma'am," she said with a smile. Success again. She had earned some more money, even if it wasn't as much as she would like.
Nadia smiled as she handed over the money. After all, even if she would never use the eggs she could sell them again and make more money than the three galleons she had paid. Most people would trust her more than the girl. "No problem dear," she said with a smile taking the bag.
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"That's true..." She was only sorta paying attention because at the moment she was getting snugglied and these things needed to be done thoroughly so she could remember them in the next few weeks. "You think he will though? You know, when he does realize?" The idea seemed rather odd to her and she didn't think she would have appreciated Mo if, while trying that daring stunt, dropped her. Not at all.
Lex nodded enthusiastically!! "Uh-huh! I will! Might need to have another talk with you too but I have to see some stuff first." And there was another, more solemn, nod. Vivi was always a big help, end of story.
And you know, she wouldn't even get upset that the girl could only buy one--did she just say she'd buy two??? Yes! Then she'd be done and could stop and would be able to spend her money!!!! This was the part of the day that she'd been dying for and the candy shop was calling her name even louder. "You will?!?! I can sell you both jars at 4 galleons each, they're meant to be 5 but I like you! I can make it lower!" BUT ONLY BECAUSE IT WAS HER, geddit?
Vivi pulled out 8 Galleons and set them on the table before accepting the jars from Lex. Those were shrunk and tucked into her bag with the jars from Mo. And Alice's would go in next, and then she could go do her REAL shopping.
Merlin knew why she didn't realize she'd end up buying all the jars of eggs she could carry. "Owl me and we'll talk, ok? I promise to respond. I think we need to have butterbeer next time you have a Hogsmeade weekend and properly catch up."
Ethan watched as his step-grandmother walked away with three of his jars, his pocket nine galleons heavier. Now he only had two more jars to sell. Hopefully it wouldn't be the ordeal the last sell had been and he could get it over and done with quickly. He glanced around, watching some of the others sell theirs or attempt to, then he noticed an older man walk his way.
Russel had noticed a gathering at one end of the street as he finished up his shopping and was starting to head home. He neared one of the teenage boys that was standing there and approached. "So, what's going on here today?" he asked as he peered down at the table. Jars of eggs?
"Good afternoon, sir," Ethan said brightly as the older gentleman approached. "My class and I are selling Ashwinder eggs today.. One jar for five galleons or I could give you two jars for only eight galleons." He really hoped this guy would think his two jar price was a good deal and take them both off his hands. He felt like he had been here all day and was ready to be done with this. He smiled at the guy as he watched him think it over.
"Ashwinder eggs, hmm?" The man looked down at the two jars in front of the boy. Russel often dabbled in potions but he didn't use Ashwinder eggs all that often. Though it wasn't a bad price, especially for two of them, and it might not be a bad idea to keep a jar or two in his personal potions stores. Yes, he had made up his mind. "Alright," the man said, looking back up. "I'll take two of them.. that's a pretty good deal." He pulled eight galleons out and slid them across the table to the young man before picking up the jars.
Ethan smiled and gave them man a nod as he agreed to buy the remaining two jars. "Thank you, sir.. enjoy your eggs and have a great day," he said as he shook the man's hand after exchanging goods and currency. He watched him as he walked away, then he packed up his things and headed back to the castle to change. He had things to do and wanted to make the most of what he had left of the day.
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Vivi pulled out 8 Galleons and set them on the table before accepting the jars from Lex. Those were shrunk and tucked into her bag with the jars from Mo. And Alice's would go in next, and then she could go do her REAL shopping.
Merlin knew why she didn't realize she'd end up buying all the jars of eggs she could carry. "Owl me and we'll talk, ok? I promise to respond. I think we need to have butterbeer next time you have a Hogsmeade weekend and properly catch up."
Lex grinned at the 8 galleons and even more when her last two jars were taken and shrunk. WOOT! It was finally over. Though if she was being honest...it was kinda fun swindling people out of their galleons. Would the Professor let them do it again?? Merlin she hoped so because she'd made 109 galleons in one morning and was now VERY proud of herself. "Thanks Vivi!" You know, for supporting her by buying the last two without her even having to ask.
"Alright," she said, sliding the galleons into her bag with the others, "I'll be sure to owl you once it all clears up in my head and the butterbeer's a good idea! We'll have to work towards that!" Now she had something to look forward to the next time she was allowed in Hogsmeade!
Er...unless they got other Hogsmeade homework but honestly...she'd probably not get it done. Vivi came before homework. Homework would ALWAYS be there, Vivi would leave once her shopping was done.
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Lexi only had one more jar left and she really wanted it to be sold within in the next half hour or so. Then she could go and explore Hogsmeade herself rather than just sit in the booth forever waiting. So she decided to stand up on the table. Climbing up she started to yell. "I have one more jar of Ashwinder eggs and the price has been cut to 3 galleons," so please pretty please people come and buy it.
Ashwinder eggs. Well they could be good for pranks or something of that sort. Matthew Spain was on break from Durmstrang and liked the idea of buying some Ashwinder eggs from the young girl. "Hey there, I'd love to buy those Ashwinder eggs off of you," Matthew said as he grabbed his nice wallet from his robes and threw out three galleons and two sickles. "And here's two sickles just because." And then he gave the girl a famous Matthew wink.
Oh, it was a very nice looking boy who wanted to buy the rest of her Ashwinder eggs. "Hello," she said with a bright smile. Who knew how old this boy was, but he was definitely nice and attractive and he tipped her. Bagging the jar carefully she handed it over to him. "Have an amazing day," and come talk to me more. And then he gave her a gorgeous wink. Lexi was definitely crushing on the older guy.
And now she was done. She ripped down the sign and set off into Hogsmeade.
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