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Felixir · 12-16-2024, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by littledhampir

Elena had her Hogwarts list tucked into her pocket, but it was mostly forgotten. She wanted to see everything there was to see. As they passed each shop she paused to stare in the windows. Some were more enticing than others. Her dads had practically had to drag her away from the Menagerie. There were books and candy and owls and brooms and quills and and... And whatever this was. Elena peered through the windows at the jars and barrels of miscellaneous items. She was very intrigued by it, and wanted to know exactly what the items were. She looped her arm through Alexei's, needing her twin with her for this adventure of course, and pulled him along with her through the door into the shop.

Once inside she paused, looking around at the rows of shelves and barrels stuffed with items. There were people inside milling around; most of them looked to be Hogwarts aged. Elena also noticed the cauldrons for sale, and the shelf full of potions, giving her an idea of what all of these items might be used for. This is what they would be using to make potions? She bent over, peering closely at one of the jars. It appeared to hold a strange mucus. Gross. And cool. "Do we really need all this stuff?" She asked Alexei.

Alexei was, of course, perfectly happy to be arm-looped and led around, though only if it was specifically Elena doing the arm-looping and leading. Except also his dads. Obviously. But aside from the fact that she was his twin and therefore the person with whom he was most comfortable, Elena was also bolder and more confident and so it was an easy decision to let her take the lead, even though technically they walked side by side.

Before the door had finished falling shut behind them, he was wrinkling his nose. Subtle though that smell might have been, Alexei was still ready to gag when confronted by it, perhaps because it was gross, or because he could see the kinds of ingredients that contributed to it, or because he was just sensitive to that sort of thing. Sights and sounds and especially smells. And taste. Also touch.

"Not all of it," he said, and yielded to the urge to cover his nose and mouth with his free, unlooped hand, using the cuff of his sleeve as an extra barrier. "Cauldrons and scales and phials at least." He had, of course, memorised the entire supply list. Not intentionally, more as a side effect from checking it over so often, both out of excitement and a compulsive need to remind himself of what they needed to buy. "Are we supposed to get a potions kit, with ingredients?" he asked Elena, his voice slightly muffled behind his sleeve-covered hand. "It's not on the list, but how do we make the potions otherwise?"

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Felixir Banshee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 50,307 Hogwarts RPG Name: Abraham Orlando Botros-Giordano Gryffindor Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Ivor Balfour Spurling Stemp Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexei Dragomirov Petrov Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: TBC Slytherin Hogwarts RPG Name: August Arthur Orpington Ravenclaw Second Year x12 x12	Lovely™ \| Captain Hurted \| Ariana's Bane \| Resident Antagonist \| Unparalleled Delight Quote: Originally Posted by littledhampir Elena had her Hogwarts list tucked into her pocket, but it was mostly forgotten. She wanted to see everything there was to see. As they passed each shop she paused to stare in the windows. Some were more enticing than others. Her dads had practically had to drag her away from the Menagerie. There were books and candy and owls and brooms and quills and and... And whatever this was. Elena peered through the windows at the jars and barrels of miscellaneous items. She was very intrigued by it, and wanted to know exactly what the items were. She looped her arm through Alexei's, needing her twin with her for this adventure of course, and pulled him along with her through the door into the shop. Once inside she paused, looking around at the rows of shelves and barrels stuffed with items. There were people inside milling around; most of them looked to be Hogwarts aged. Elena also noticed the cauldrons for sale, and the shelf full of potions, giving her an idea of what all of these items might be used for. This is what they would be using to make potions? She bent over, peering closely at one of the jars. It appeared to hold a strange mucus. Gross. And cool. "Do we really need all this stuff?" She asked Alexei. Alexei was, of course, perfectly happy to be arm-looped and led around, though only if it was specifically Elena doing the arm-looping and leading. Except also his dads. Obviously. But aside from the fact that she was his twin and therefore the person with whom he was most comfortable, Elena was also bolder and more confident and so it was an easy decision to let her take the lead, even though technically they walked side by side. Before the door had finished falling shut behind them, he was wrinkling his nose. Subtle though that smell might have been, Alexei was still ready to gag when confronted by it, perhaps because it was gross, or because he could see the kinds of ingredients that contributed to it, or because he was just sensitive to that sort of thing. Sights and sounds and especially smells. And taste. Also touch. "Not all of it," he said, and yielded to the urge to cover his nose and mouth with his free, unlooped hand, using the cuff of his sleeve as an extra barrier. "Cauldrons and scales and phials at least." He had, of course, memorised the entire supply list. Not intentionally, more as a side effect from checking it over so often, both out of excitement and a compulsive need to remind himself of what they needed to buy. "Are we supposed to get a potions kit, with ingredients?" he asked Elena, his voice slightly muffled behind his sleeve-covered hand. "It's not on the list, but how do we make the potions otherwise?" __________________