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Harron Peasley · 08-19-2020, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

It had taken a bit of careful planning but thanks to pop's work picking up along with the U-17 season, Joshua was able to slot himself some alone time in the Alley for "shopping" and an unrestricted time limit. So to speak. His mom was the more chill between the two and would passively promote her son being allowed to just be a kid and not a well oiled machine reeving up for an inevitable career in racing. Despite this, as far as both his parents knew, he was in Diagon Alley today on Hogwarts business to replenish some supplies to his potions kit and some other loose ends still left to take care of before his sixth year started.

The reality? The Gryffindor just wanted to spend all day in the music shop and was banking on it being a less busy day so he could spend some time in one of the booths. He had had to pack his guitar away in the back of his closet for the summer seeing as when he was home he needed to study for OWLs or focus on Captain duties. It was just too risky to pull his guitar out and he had become entirely too accustomed to really belting it thanks to the shift in attitude in light of potentially vanishing forever at Hogwarts.

Thankfully there seemed to be openings today. He just needed to wait a few minutes for the person currently in the booth to finish up, which shouldn't be too much longer according to the sign-up sheet. So the shopkeeper had assured him at least.

So, in the meanwhile, he idly browsed the music selection and quickly moved towards the Phoenix Theater and West End recordings.

If, this time last year, someone had told Gabrielle that she was going to have a ridiculously busy summer, the Gryffindor would have laughed hysterically for approximately 32 minutes. And then, once she had recovered, she would have been sent into small fits of giggles every time her brain went back to the statement. It had, back then, seemed preposterous: of course, she had friends, but she would never have described herself as popular. If anything, she would have suggested that people were only friends with her because she forced herself upon them, or because they were stuck at school together, or because they were too polite to tell her to go away and leave them alone.

But, Merlin, had she been busy! It was almost like she'd had no time to relax during her weeks off. After cramming in her OWLs as early as possible (honestly, getting them out of the way had seemed a good idea at the time, although she was wondering if she would regret that when the results came in), she'd met up with Igor and Piccadilly, spent time with Eli in Italy (!), had seen Josh play football and had been to a couple of Leighton's fights.

All of it was incredibly exciting, and Gabrielle wouldn't have changed it for the world. Except maybe bumping into Luz whilst at Leighton's fight with Joshua. Bumping into Luz anywhere was not a situation she would have enjoyed at all, but being with the two boys made it a million times more uncomfortable.

But right then she was NOT thinking about that, or all of the strange feelings that it had brought up. Instead, she was focused on the fact that Joshua was here!

Okay, so maybe she had spotted him head in Atticus' and followed him, but she had TRIED to catch his eye from across the street and clearly he had been within his own thoughts. Not that it bothered her much, of course, because she could just surprise him in the shop! Like this!

"Hiiiii Joshua," she called out, moving though the music selections towards him.

08-19-2020, 07:20 PM	#66 (permalink)
Harron Peasley DERP Mooncalf Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Losers Club Posts: 7,562 Hogwarts RPG Name: Reuben Albert Darcy-Stemp Hufflepuff Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Billie Love Stemp Gryffindor Third Year Ministry RPG Name: Fintan Darcy Ecological Protection x3	Sarah thinks I'm cute \| Shan's safe space. Quote: Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie It had taken a bit of careful planning but thanks to pop's work picking up along with the U-17 season, Joshua was able to slot himself some alone time in the Alley for "shopping" and an unrestricted time limit. So to speak. His mom was the more chill between the two and would passively promote her son being allowed to just be a kid and not a well oiled machine reeving up for an inevitable career in racing. Despite this, as far as both his parents knew, he was in Diagon Alley today on Hogwarts business to replenish some supplies to his potions kit and some other loose ends still left to take care of before his sixth year started. The reality? The Gryffindor just wanted to spend all day in the music shop and was banking on it being a less busy day so he could spend some time in one of the booths. He had had to pack his guitar away in the back of his closet for the summer seeing as when he was home he needed to study for OWLs or focus on Captain duties. It was just too risky to pull his guitar out and he had become entirely too accustomed to really belting it thanks to the shift in attitude in light of potentially vanishing forever at Hogwarts. Thankfully there seemed to be openings today. He just needed to wait a few minutes for the person currently in the booth to finish up, which shouldn't be too much longer according to the sign-up sheet. So the shopkeeper had assured him at least. So, in the meanwhile, he idly browsed the music selection and quickly moved towards the Phoenix Theater and West End recordings. If, this time last year, someone had told Gabrielle that she was going to have a ridiculously busy summer, the Gryffindor would have laughed hysterically for approximately 32 minutes. And then, once she had recovered, she would have been sent into small fits of giggles every time her brain went back to the statement. It had, back then, seemed preposterous: of course, she had friends, but she would never have described herself as popular. If anything, she would have suggested that people were only friends with her because she forced herself upon them, or because they were stuck at school together, or because they were too polite to tell her to go away and leave them alone. But, Merlin, had she been busy! It was almost like she'd had no time to relax during her weeks off. After cramming in her OWLs as early as possible (honestly, getting them out of the way had seemed a good idea at the time, although she was wondering if she would regret that when the results came in), she'd met up with Igor and Piccadilly, spent time with Eli in Italy (!), had seen Josh play football and had been to a couple of Leighton's fights. All of it was incredibly exciting, and Gabrielle wouldn't have changed it for the world. Except maybe bumping into Luz whilst at Leighton's fight with Joshua. Bumping into Luz anywhere was not a situation she would have enjoyed at all, but being with the two boys made it a million times more uncomfortable. But right then she was NOT thinking about that, or all of the strange feelings that it had brought up. Instead, she was focused on the fact that Joshua was here! Okay, so maybe she had spotted him head in Atticus' and followed him, but she had TRIED to catch his eye from across the street and clearly he had been within his own thoughts. Not that it bothered her much, of course, because she could just surprise him in the shop! Like this! "Hiiiii Joshua," she called out, moving though the music selections towards him. __________________ ⇀ Standing now, calling all the people here to see the show_____________________________ Calling for my demons now to let me go ↽