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600 Years of Diagon Alley Celebration Join us this summer in celebrating 600 years of Diagon Alley with a special festival hosted by the Alley's shopkeepers.

 
 
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A traditional carnival game with a twist, the magical shooting booth hosted by Noltie's Botanical Novelties, Quality Quidditch Supplies and Ollivanders takes up a small section of the street, about halfway down the alley. The aim of the game is simple: using the wands provided, aim for the snitches zipping around the booth and knock them out of the air. The wands are not the regular kind, but designed to produce a knockback effect on the targets, no matter who wields them. It's not as easy as it sounds, but amazing prizes from the three host shops await, so why don't you give it a go?

Oh, and watch out for the plants on the side. They're not just there for decoration.




SPOILER!!: Prizes!
from Noltie's Botanical Novelties ...
  • 600 Year Commemorative Potted Succulent (round or rectangular; small)
  • 600 Year Commemorative Muggle Garden Gnome Statue with one bottle of Gnome-Away garden pest repellent
  • 600 Year Commemorative Hand Spade (available in green & yellow, yellow & purple, or pink & orange swirl designs)
from Quality Quidditch Supplies ...
  • Quidditch Through the Ages
  • Toy Broomstick
  • Comet 1080
  • Broomstick Servicing Kit
  • Professional Team Jersey
  • Professional Team Poster
  • 50% off annual subscription to Wizarding Sports Programming Magazine
from Ollivanders ...
  • Novelty Wand bundle (Soap Bubble Wand, Sticky Wand, Muggle Wand)
  • Novelty House Wand bundle (full set)
  • 600 Year Commemorative Novelty Wand
    • When waved, emits lights, sounds, or puffs of coloured smoke which form the number 600; turn the dial at the end to change the setting
  • Wrist holster (leather; choice of colours)
  • Ankle holster (leather; choice of colours)
  • Wand Care bundle (polish, conditioning oil, strengthening oil)


This booth is manned by Camilo Aguilar (Sunflower), Valerie Gray (sweetpinkpixie), and Ezekiel Ransom-Kruus (Felixir).
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A recent graduate from Hogwarts, Becky was feeling more and more comfortable in her skin with each passing day. She had not realized just how much her schooling (both abroad in Japan and here in the United Kingdom) had been suffocating her. Even her metamorphmagus abilities had dulled since the incident at Himitsumahou and the isolation she had felt at Hogwarts only intensified this wilted feeling, like a flower denied sunlight. It had not all been so bleak, of course, and she was not an unhappy Hufflepuff. It was simply that graduation had come like a breath of fresh air.

And now she was getting fresh air while arm in arm with Sam as they made their way through the festival. Her eye had, of course, been drawn to one of the booths boasting some succulents...and when she saw that there was a quidditch theme along with some wares, well, it had clearly been a sign that they were meant to check out this booth.

"Let's give it a go," she whispered to her boyfriend while tugging gently but eagerly on his arm. "Look at that succulent there in the yellow pot. It's adorable!"
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Sam leaned down to catch Becky's excited whisper, and he bit back a small smile at her wonder over... what was it? A plant? She was excited about a plant. Hufflepuffs were so WEIRD, and it was only the fact that they were so darn cute that kept them from getting eaten alive.

He gave her hair a gentle tug. "A plant? Look at those jerseys. Or maybe a gnome! Becky, wouldn't you like to have a gnome?"
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Dressed unusually casual in a t-shirt (it was summer after all) and walking extra slowly because Miss Radhika had insisted on walking and not being carried, Conely was bent over so his daughter could hold his hand as she walked. He didn't mind though, since it meant they had more time to take in the decorations and celebrations. Also, Conley thoroughly was enjoying the fact that his daughter was enjoying his company. Usually she was more inclined to cling to and snuggle with Sachin. He hoped Sachin didn't mind the slow pace either, especially since Radi kept stopping to look at various things. "No Radi... you can't touch that... it bites." He warned cautiously as he pulled her hand back and stirred her away from the plant she was trying to pet. "That's not Duke, it's not going to let you play with it." Radi let out a frustrated noise that sounded very much like a raspberry.

"I bet you don't even hit one, Sach," Conley teased as they walked up to the booth. Surely his husband hadn't expected him to try? "Win me something good Daddy!" Conley said in a squeaky voice which made Radi giggle.


"Da-ddee!" Radhika squealed excitedly.
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He gave her hair a gentle tug. "A plant? Look at those jerseys. Or maybe a gnome! Becky, wouldn't you like to have a gnome?"
Of course he would gravitate towards the jerseys, though she did think he might be interested in a broom servicing kit. "I only want a jersey if it's for the team you will play on," she mused while hugging his arm. "Or the Harpies." Because of Auntie Selina, of course.

Her hazel-green eyes considered the gnomes, which were still not among the top five items from the stand that excited her, and leaned her head against his shoulder. "It would be a cute addition to a garden." She was still uncertain what her housing situation would be, though her parents and grandpa had offered to put her up for a bit. She knew she needed to start looking for a place but the whole thing felt so overwhelming and so...she kept putting it off. "...but what about that succulent! It's a flowering one too."

Looking up at him, her eyes wide and hopeful, Becky gave his arm another cute little tug. "...does all that mean yes and you'll play with me?"



⭑・゚゚・*:༅。.。༅:*゚:*:✼✿  ✿✼:*゚:༅。.。༅:*・゚゚・⭑

Besides the bonus pay for sticking it out at the celebration rather than the familiarity of the shop, the only other reason Valerie had agreed to helping run the booth was to have a break from the humidity inside Noltie's. The British summer heat was still not something the former Wampus enjoyed, but it was tolerable this summer. For now.

There was also something satisfying to be had in watching snitches get zapped and captured - quadpot was, in her opinion, the superior broom sport.

Busying herself with reorganizing the botanical offerings on the display shelf, she did her best to ignore the vomit inducing couple and fixed her eyes on the men and their daughter. At least he had the sense to keep little fingers and bodies away from the sentient flora. The same could not be said of all the patrons to enter her place of employment. She could inform the trio that the plants would not attack unless instructed to do so by herself, but with small hands lacking a certain self preservation...she would let her father's word remain absolute.

For now she simply watched and waited for someone to address her with direct interest. Both Camilo and Ezekiel were so much better at being personable. She was just here to babysit the plants.
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He'd been teasing her about playing for a jersey (or those creepy gnomes), but Becky was too good a sport for teasing to be any fun. Or this kind of teasing, at least. There was still the fun kind that made her blush and light up from her cheeks to her collarbones. "We'll get you a dumb plant, Re-becca. You know we were always gonna play for your plant."

Sam stepped around the fathers and their daughter and waved at the bored employee in the stand. "Two, please. How well do we have to do to win one of the little... yellow... sucky plants?"
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Dressed unusually casual in a t-shirt (it was summer after all) and walking extra slowly because Miss Radhika had insisted on walking and not being carried, Conely was bent over so his daughter could hold his hand as she walked. He didn't mind though, since it meant they had more time to take in the decorations and celebrations. Also, Conley thoroughly was enjoying the fact that his daughter was enjoying his company. Usually she was more inclined to cling to and snuggle with Sachin. He hoped Sachin didn't mind the slow pace either, especially since Radi kept stopping to look at various things. "No Radi... you can't touch that... it bites." He warned cautiously as he pulled her hand back and stirred her away from the plant she was trying to pet. "That's not Duke, it's not going to let you play with it." Radi let out a frustrated noise that sounded very much like a raspberry.

"I bet you don't even hit one, Sach," Conley teased as they walked up to the booth. Surely his husband hadn't expected him to try? "Win me something good Daddy!" Conley said in a squeaky voice which made Radi giggle.


"Da-ddee!" Radhika squealed excitedly.


Indeed Sachin was quite patient with Radhika’s slow pace as well as her general curiosity with all the sites and objects. He was quite used to it, you see. Not to mention he was enjoying himself as he observed Conley. He was sure that Radhika’s interest would land her some sort of injury at some point in life but that was childhood, right? Accidents were bound to happen a lot during that time. Yet, he needn’t worry… the husband was taking care of things in the way of trying to prevent any disaster.

What’s this? A challenge? Sachin peered over his shades at Conley. “If I do, you get to clean the house for a month.” Because why not have a bet to spice things up? Then he was laughing at Conley squeaky voice and childish manner. It was adorable!

“This one’s for you, Radhi.’’ Sachin reached to tickle their daughter under her chin. He’d really love to win her that toy broomstick. “Hi.’’ Smiling, the man addressed the woman at the booth. “I’d like to have a go, please.” How did this work? The number of wands equaled the number of tries? One wand only worked for a certain number of blasts?
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Lisa had sent an owl to her very good friend-sister, Ashley, to meet up at Diagon Alley. When she arrived there, she noticed a menagerie of stalls and activities lined up all along the Alley. The street itself was brimming with excitement and happiness and Lisa was here for it. Magic was so cool.

What was this? she wondered as she approached the next stall. Her eyes grew larger with excitement and awe when she saw just what it was. It was a carnival game? How cool!! Lisa ran closer to the stall to see what the other people were doing and if they were playing. Curious, she was.

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Lisa had sent an owl to her very good friend-sister, Ashley, to meet up at Diagon Alley. When she arrived there, she noticed a menagerie of stalls and activities lined up all along the Alley. The street itself was brimming with excitement and happiness and Lisa was here for it. Magic was so cool.

What was this? she wondered as she approached the next stall. Her eyes grew larger with excitement and awe when she saw just what it was. It was a carnival game? How cool!! Lisa ran closer to the stall to see what the other people were doing and if they were playing. Curious, she was.

So she observed a couple people participate in the game, noting the rules of the game. Take a wand, aim at one of the snitches, and knock them out. Jasper would love this game, she just knew it!


Ash had already gotten her face painted and made some fireworks, so now she was going to hang out with Lisa, who was an awesome sister friend. But she was having trouble spotting her in the crowd. So she climbed up to sit on Dustin’s shoulders(ostensibly to look for Lisa, but mostly because she was tired of walking). As Dustin was over six feet tall, it was actually much easier to look for her friend. HA! Found her over by zap-a-snitch. She(well, Dustin) walked over there. “Lisa!!! Hi!” She gracefully jumped down and held up her hand for a high five. “This game looks fun. There are prizes... and... and... and aiming spells at things!” Ash likes prizes, and she liked zapping things. Sooo... they should play it!!! “How does this work exactly?”
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Ash had already gotten her face painted and made some fireworks, so now she was going to hang out with Lisa, who was an awesome sister friend. But she was having trouble spotting her in the crowd. So she climbed up to sit on Dustin’s shoulders(ostensibly to look for Lisa, but mostly because she was tired of walking). As Dustin was over six feet tall, it was actually much easier to look for her friend. HA! Found her over by zap-a-snitch. She(well, Dustin) walked over there. “Lisa!!! Hi!” She gracefully jumped down and held up her hand for a high five. “This game looks fun. There are prizes... and... and... and aiming spells at things!” Ash likes prizes, and she liked zapping things. Sooo... they should play it!!! “How does this work exactly?”

Lisa was still fairly tiny for her age. At a whopping height of five feet (which was a blatant lie - she was four foot ten on a good day ), she did not tower over people in the crowd. While she might never be as tall as Ollie or other friends, she was small, like Lia, and the two could be good at hiding. Needed to blend in the crowd and sneak away, Lisa Nam would be the girl to do it. Needed a robber to rob something from a dragon in the Lonely Mountain, move over Bilbo Baggins, Lisa Nam would be the ickle to do it! Yes, indeed! You could pay here in gold AND sweets thank you very much.

She glanced to her left and right, wondering where her friend was. And then she heard someone call her name! She turned around to see Ash with a taller person behind her (was this Ash's special friend?!?). "Ash! Hey!" she beamed, returning Ash's high five happily before STARING (a la Ginny Weasley the first time she saw Harry Potter at the Burrow) with WIDE EYES. What did people feed him? Or what did this guy eat to grow so tall. She gave him a small wave too.

At the mention of the game, Lisa turned her gaze from Ash and to the game in front of them. Well.... "It looks like one of those water games that you'd play at the muggle carnivals but with wands and snitches instead of pirate weapons and ships.." she explained, describing the last carnival that she had gone too. It had been nautical themed and on a boardwalk in Brighton.

"Wanna play? And does your very tall special friend want to play too?" she asked Ash before turning her gaze nervously towards the giant.
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Lisa was still fairly tiny for her age. At a whopping height of five feet (which was a blatant lie - she was four foot ten on a good day ), she did not tower over people in the crowd. While she might never be as tall as Ollie or other friends, she was small, like Lia, and the two could be good at hiding. Needed to blend in the crowd and sneak away, Lisa Nam would be the girl to do it. Needed a robber to rob something from a dragon in the Lonely Mountain, move over Bilbo Baggins, Lisa Nam would be the ickle to do it! Yes, indeed! You could pay here in gold AND sweets thank you very much.

She glanced to her left and right, wondering where her friend was. And then she heard someone call her name! She turned around to see Ash with a taller person behind her (was this Ash's special friend?!?). "Ash! Hey!" she beamed, returning Ash's high five happily before STARING (a la Ginny Weasley the first time she saw Harry Potter at the Burrow) with WIDE EYES. What did people feed him? Or what did this guy eat to grow so tall. She gave him a small wave too.

At the mention of the game, Lisa turned her gaze from Ash and to the game in front of them. Well.... "It looks like one of those water games that you'd play at the muggle carnivals but with wands and snitches instead of pirate weapons and ships.." she explained, describing the last carnival that she had gone too. It had been nautical themed and on a boardwalk in Brighton.

"Wanna play? And does your very tall special friend want to play too?" she asked Ash before turning her gaze nervously towards the giant.


Ash nearly died of laugher. Dustin nearly died of embarrassment. He was sensitive okay? Staring wasn’t very nice... was it his face paint or his height... also. “Lisa, this is my bodyguard. Do you really think I would bring Theodore to Diagon Alley? Because I definitely wouldn’t and I think that might be illegal.” Dustin nodded dutifully, still looking rather uncomfortable. “Theodore is also like five nine. Dustin is six six, and also he’s twenty-seven.” And dating Alex, although she wasn’t supposed to share that. She figured introductions were in order. “Lisa, this is my bodyguard Dustin. Dustin, this is my bestie Lisa. We know each other from Hogwarts.” Dustin nodded and waved, although he still looked like he wanted the ground to open and swallow him whole. “I say let’s play! Those prizes look fun. Dustin probably wouldn’t want to, but I bet he’d be good at it.” Dustin nodded. Hmmm. He was being very quiet right now. He needed to be cheered up. Maybe she’d bring him to a magical bookstore later. She figured he’d love that, since he liked reading and all. “What prize do you want, Lisa?” There were so many things to choose from.

”I’m not THAT tall.”

Yes, thanks Dustin. That was helpful. Sigh.
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Ash nearly died of laugher. Dustin nearly died of embarrassment. He was sensitive okay? Staring wasn’t very nice... was it his face paint or his height... also. “Lisa, this is my bodyguard. Do you really think I would bring Theodore to Diagon Alley? Because I definitely wouldn’t and I think that might be illegal.” Dustin nodded dutifully, still looking rather uncomfortable. “Theodore is also like five nine. Dustin is six six, and also he’s twenty-seven.” And dating Alex, although she wasn’t supposed to share that. She figured introductions were in order. “Lisa, this is my bodyguard Dustin. Dustin, this is my bestie Lisa. We know each other from Hogwarts.” Dustin nodded and waved, although he still looked like he wanted the ground to open and swallow him whole. “I say let’s play! Those prizes look fun. Dustin probably wouldn’t want to, but I bet he’d be good at it.” Dustin nodded. Hmmm. He was being very quiet right now. He needed to be cheered up. Maybe she’d bring him to a magical bookstore later. She figured he’d love that, since he liked reading and all. “What prize do you want, Lisa?” There were so many things to choose from.

”I’m not THAT tall.”

Yes, thanks Dustin. That was helpful. Sigh.

If Lisa had been like her RPer, she would have felt really bad about making Dustin self-conscious about his height and size. However, Lisa was not nice. She was direct and honest. She turned to glance at Ash with eyebrows raised. "Why do you need a bodyguard? Are people after you? Are you really a fairy Princess that we must protect at all COSTS?" she asked curiously before eying her surroundings. Her father had bodyguards cause he worked in muggle government but Ash... Ash had bodyguards too? Interesting. She pouted, knowing that she should have known better. "I know... I also wanted to meet Theodore.. No offence, Mr. Tall Person," she added and nearly fell over when Ash continued talking and mentioned his age.

SO HE WAS TALL AND OLD?!!??!!?

She kept those thoughts in her mind but they cleared displayed on her face. She was not good at hiding pure shock when she wasn't thinking that she was acting. Oops?

"Nice to meet you, Dustin... Sorry for calling you Tall Person but as you can see... I am... tiny," she explained logically as she reached her hand out to the older person to shake his hand. See? She could do the whole respect thing. "Tiny but fierce. Lisa Nam."

Her eyes flicked to the prizes and nodded when Ash spoke. She really really wanted the Commemorative Wand because Ollivanders was her favourite shop; however, she knew the jersey would be the perfect gift for one of her friends. Jasper would love that and love her more for getting said shirt! Next time, he'd offer HER his jacket. Not that she was jealous. So jealousy reared its ugly head causing her to make. a decision. "A Professional Jersey... I can give that to Jasper!" she exclaimed with a smile and her cheeks turning a slight shade of pink.

"What prize do you want?"
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If Lisa had been like her RPer, she would have felt really bad about making Dustin self-conscious about his height and size. However, Lisa was not nice. She was direct and honest. She turned to glance at Ash with eyebrows raised. "Why do you need a bodyguard? Are people after you? Are you really a fairy Princess that we must protect at all COSTS?" she asked curiously before eying her surroundings. Her father had bodyguards cause he worked in muggle government but Ash... Ash had bodyguards too? Interesting. She pouted, knowing that she should have known better. "I know... I also wanted to meet Theodore.. No offence, Mr. Tall Person," she added and nearly fell over when Ash continued talking and mentioned his age.

SO HE WAS TALL AND OLD?!!??!!?

She kept those thoughts in her mind but they cleared displayed on her face. She was not good at hiding pure shock when she wasn't thinking that she was acting. Oops?

"Nice to meet you, Dustin... Sorry for calling you Tall Person but as you can see... I am... tiny," she explained logically as she reached her hand out to the older person to shake his hand. See? She could do the whole respect thing. "Tiny but fierce. Lisa Nam."

Her eyes flicked to the prizes and nodded when Ash spoke. She really really wanted the Commemorative Wand because Ollivanders was her favourite shop; however, she knew the jersey would be the perfect gift for one of her friends. Jasper would love that and love her more for getting said shirt! Next time, he'd offer HER his jacket. Not that she was jealous. So jealousy reared its ugly head causing her to make. a decision. "A Professional Jersey... I can give that to Jasper!" she exclaimed with a smile and her cheeks turning a slight shade of pink.

"What prize do you want?"


Ash laughed. “Because my family has a lot of money, But more importantly because I’m dumb and I like to get myself into bad situations for fun.” Dustin grumbled in agreement. “Hey! I haven’t even ran away from you this WEEK.” She sensed that Dustin was about to respond to that with some very smart counterarguments that were almost certainly 100% true, so she almost spoke first... but apparently that wasn’t necessary. Um. She coughed politely, or maybe it was more like choking.

Hey! He wasn’t old! Dustin was twenty-seven... that wasn’t old at all!!! Ouch. “Um. No problem, Lisa.” He shook her hand very politely.

...she probably should have brought Alex and not Dustin to this. Alex was less sensitive to this sort of stuff. Oopsies. She focused on the prizes, making a very focused face. “I think I’d like a wrist holster or a broomstick kit. But if I got something, I’d keep it. Unless someone else wanted it, which I doubt they would.” She didn’t have many friends who were into quidditch or flying, not anymore. And she’d like the wand holster for herself. “You should go first. That way, if you miss, I can try and win you the jersey for Jasper too.” She could just buy whatever prize she wanted anyway.

Dustin took this opportunity(the girls looked distracted) to take a very subtle step back.
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Besides the bonus pay for sticking it out at the celebration rather than the familiarity of the shop, the only other reason Valerie had agreed to helping run the booth was to have a break from the humidity inside Noltie's. The British summer heat was still not something the former Wampus enjoyed, but it was tolerable this summer. For now.

There was also something satisfying to be had in watching snitches get zapped and captured - quadpot was, in her opinion, the superior broom sport.

Busying herself with reorganizing the botanical offerings on the display shelf, she did her best to ignore the vomit inducing couple and fixed her eyes on the men and their daughter. At least he had the sense to keep little fingers and bodies away from the sentient flora. The same could not be said of all the patrons to enter her place of employment. She could inform the trio that the plants would not attack unless instructed to do so by herself, but with small hands lacking a certain self preservation...she would let her father's word remain absolute.

For now she simply watched and waited for someone to address her with direct interest. Both Camilo and Ezekiel were so much better at being personable. She was just here to babysit the plants.
Camilo arrived a little while after the booth opened for the day, having had to deal with an incident in Quality Quidditch Supplies the same morning. No, he'd rather not talk about it - though of course, he doubted that Valerie Gray would even ask. She ... scared him a little, but he trusted that they would work well together for this celebration. "Hello hello, sorry I'm late! How are you doing today, Valerie?" he asked politely, taking his place beside her and getting ready to assist people!

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A recent graduate from Hogwarts, Becky was feeling more and more comfortable in her skin with each passing day. She had not realized just how much her schooling (both abroad in Japan and here in the United Kingdom) had been suffocating her. Even her metamorphmagus abilities had dulled since the incident at Himitsumahou and the isolation she had felt at Hogwarts only intensified this wilted feeling, like a flower denied sunlight. It had not all been so bleak, of course, and she was not an unhappy Hufflepuff. It was simply that graduation had come like a breath of fresh air.

And now she was getting fresh air while arm in arm with Sam as they made their way through the festival. Her eye had, of course, been drawn to one of the booths boasting some succulents...and when she saw that there was a quidditch theme along with some wares, well, it had clearly been a sign that they were meant to check out this booth.

"Let's give it a go," she whispered to her boyfriend while tugging gently but eagerly on his arm. "Look at that succulent there in the yellow pot. It's adorable!"
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Sam leaned down to catch Becky's excited whisper, and he bit back a small smile at her wonder over... what was it? A plant? She was excited about a plant. Hufflepuffs were so WEIRD, and it was only the fact that they were so darn cute that kept them from getting eaten alive.

He gave her hair a gentle tug. "A plant? Look at those jerseys. Or maybe a gnome! Becky, wouldn't you like to have a gnome?"
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Of course he would gravitate towards the jerseys, though she did think he might be interested in a broom servicing kit. "I only want a jersey if it's for the team you will play on," she mused while hugging his arm. "Or the Harpies." Because of Auntie Selina, of course.

Her hazel-green eyes considered the gnomes, which were still not among the top five items from the stand that excited her, and leaned her head against his shoulder. "It would be a cute addition to a garden." She was still uncertain what her housing situation would be, though her parents and grandpa had offered to put her up for a bit. She knew she needed to start looking for a place but the whole thing felt so overwhelming and so...she kept putting it off. "...but what about that succulent! It's a flowering one too."

Looking up at him, her eyes wide and hopeful, Becky gave his arm another cute little tug. "...does all that mean yes and you'll play with me?"
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He'd been teasing her about playing for a jersey (or those creepy gnomes), but Becky was too good a sport for teasing to be any fun. Or this kind of teasing, at least. There was still the fun kind that made her blush and light up from her cheeks to her collarbones. "We'll get you a dumb plant, Re-becca. You know we were always gonna play for your plant."

Sam stepped around the fathers and their daughter and waved at the bored employee in the stand. "Two, please. How well do we have to do to win one of the little... yellow... sucky plants?"

"Hi, welcome! Here are your wands," he handed Sam and Becky each a fake wand specially designed for this game while continuing to explain, "you'll have one try per wand to knock a snitch out of the air. If you succeed, you can choose whether you want a prize from Noltie's, QQS or Ollivanders, and a random item will be selected for you from the shop." He personally agreed that the potted succulent was the best prize from Noltie's, and hoped they would be able to win one. If they were asking how difficult the task would be ... well, he did not want to spoil the fun. "Good luck!" he waved at the young couple.

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Dressed unusually casual in a t-shirt (it was summer after all) and walking extra slowly because Miss Radhika had insisted on walking and not being carried, Conely was bent over so his daughter could hold his hand as she walked. He didn't mind though, since it meant they had more time to take in the decorations and celebrations. Also, Conley thoroughly was enjoying the fact that his daughter was enjoying his company. Usually she was more inclined to cling to and snuggle with Sachin. He hoped Sachin didn't mind the slow pace either, especially since Radi kept stopping to look at various things. "No Radi... you can't touch that... it bites." He warned cautiously as he pulled her hand back and stirred her away from the plant she was trying to pet. "That's not Duke, it's not going to let you play with it." Radi let out a frustrated noise that sounded very much like a raspberry.

"I bet you don't even hit one, Sach," Conley teased as they walked up to the booth. Surely his husband hadn't expected him to try? "Win me something good Daddy!" Conley said in a squeaky voice which made Radi giggle.


"Da-ddee!" Radhika squealed excitedly.
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Indeed Sachin was quite patient with Radhika’s slow pace as well as her general curiosity with all the sites and objects. He was quite used to it, you see. Not to mention he was enjoying himself as he observed Conley. He was sure that Radhika’s interest would land her some sort of injury at some point in life but that was childhood, right? Accidents were bound to happen a lot during that time. Yet, he needn’t worry… the husband was taking care of things in the way of trying to prevent any disaster.

What’s this? A challenge? Sachin peered over his shades at Conley. “If I do, you get to clean the house for a month.” Because why not have a bet to spice things up? Then he was laughing at Conley squeaky voice and childish manner. It was adorable!

“This one’s for you, Radhi.’’ Sachin reached to tickle their daughter under her chin. He’d really love to win her that toy broomstick. “Hi.’’ Smiling, the man addressed the woman at the booth. “I’d like to have a go, please.” How did this work? The number of wands equaled the number of tries? One wand only worked for a certain number of blasts?

Unaware that the man had addressed Valerie and not him, Aguilar intercepted again and passed him a wand with a smile. How cute was this family?! "Good day, sirs and little miss! Here you go. You can use as many wands as you'd like, but it'll be one chance per wand to zap a snitch and win one of our excellent prizes. Would you like to try too?" he offered to the man holding their daughter's hand.

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Lisa had sent an owl to her very good friend-sister, Ashley, to meet up at Diagon Alley. When she arrived there, she noticed a menagerie of stalls and activities lined up all along the Alley. The street itself was brimming with excitement and happiness and Lisa was here for it. Magic was so cool.

What was this? she wondered as she approached the next stall. Her eyes grew larger with excitement and awe when she saw just what it was. It was a carnival game? How cool!! Lisa ran closer to the stall to see what the other people were doing and if they were playing. Curious, she was.

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Ash had already gotten her face painted and made some fireworks, so now she was going to hang out with Lisa, who was an awesome sister friend. But she was having trouble spotting her in the crowd. So she climbed up to sit on Dustin’s shoulders(ostensibly to look for Lisa, but mostly because she was tired of walking). As Dustin was over six feet tall, it was actually much easier to look for her friend. HA! Found her over by zap-a-snitch. She(well, Dustin) walked over there. “Lisa!!! Hi!” She gracefully jumped down and held up her hand for a high five. “This game looks fun. There are prizes... and... and... and aiming spells at things!” Ash likes prizes, and she liked zapping things. Sooo... they should play it!!! “How does this work exactly?”
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Lisa was still fairly tiny for her age. At a whopping height of five feet (which was a blatant lie - she was four foot ten on a good day ), she did not tower over people in the crowd. While she might never be as tall as Ollie or other friends, she was small, like Lia, and the two could be good at hiding. Needed to blend in the crowd and sneak away, Lisa Nam would be the girl to do it. Needed a robber to rob something from a dragon in the Lonely Mountain, move over Bilbo Baggins, Lisa Nam would be the ickle to do it! Yes, indeed! You could pay here in gold AND sweets thank you very much.

She glanced to her left and right, wondering where her friend was. And then she heard someone call her name! She turned around to see Ash with a taller person behind her (was this Ash's special friend?!?). "Ash! Hey!" she beamed, returning Ash's high five happily before STARING (a la Ginny Weasley the first time she saw Harry Potter at the Burrow) with WIDE EYES. What did people feed him? Or what did this guy eat to grow so tall. She gave him a small wave too.

At the mention of the game, Lisa turned her gaze from Ash and to the game in front of them. Well.... "It looks like one of those water games that you'd play at the muggle carnivals but with wands and snitches instead of pirate weapons and ships.." she explained, describing the last carnival that she had gone too. It had been nautical themed and on a boardwalk in Brighton.

"Wanna play? And does your very tall special friend want to play too?" she asked Ash before turning her gaze nervously towards the giant.
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Ash nearly died of laugher. Dustin nearly died of embarrassment. He was sensitive okay? Staring wasn’t very nice... was it his face paint or his height... also. “Lisa, this is my bodyguard. Do you really think I would bring Theodore to Diagon Alley? Because I definitely wouldn’t and I think that might be illegal.” Dustin nodded dutifully, still looking rather uncomfortable. “Theodore is also like five nine. Dustin is six six, and also he’s twenty-seven.” And dating Alex, although she wasn’t supposed to share that. She figured introductions were in order. “Lisa, this is my bodyguard Dustin. Dustin, this is my bestie Lisa. We know each other from Hogwarts.” Dustin nodded and waved, although he still looked like he wanted the ground to open and swallow him whole. “I say let’s play! Those prizes look fun. Dustin probably wouldn’t want to, but I bet he’d be good at it.” Dustin nodded. Hmmm. He was being very quiet right now. He needed to be cheered up. Maybe she’d bring him to a magical bookstore later. She figured he’d love that, since he liked reading and all. “What prize do you want, Lisa?” There were so many things to choose from.

”I’m not THAT tall.”

Yes, thanks Dustin. That was helpful. Sigh.
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If Lisa had been like her RPer, she would have felt really bad about making Dustin self-conscious about his height and size. However, Lisa was not nice. She was direct and honest. She turned to glance at Ash with eyebrows raised. "Why do you need a bodyguard? Are people after you? Are you really a fairy Princess that we must protect at all COSTS?" she asked curiously before eying her surroundings. Her father had bodyguards cause he worked in muggle government but Ash... Ash had bodyguards too? Interesting. She pouted, knowing that she should have known better. "I know... I also wanted to meet Theodore.. No offence, Mr. Tall Person," she added and nearly fell over when Ash continued talking and mentioned his age.

SO HE WAS TALL AND OLD?!!??!!?

She kept those thoughts in her mind but they cleared displayed on her face. She was not good at hiding pure shock when she wasn't thinking that she was acting. Oops?

"Nice to meet you, Dustin... Sorry for calling you Tall Person but as you can see... I am... tiny," she explained logically as she reached her hand out to the older person to shake his hand. See? She could do the whole respect thing. "Tiny but fierce. Lisa Nam."

Her eyes flicked to the prizes and nodded when Ash spoke. She really really wanted the Commemorative Wand because Ollivanders was her favourite shop; however, she knew the jersey would be the perfect gift for one of her friends. Jasper would love that and love her more for getting said shirt! Next time, he'd offer HER his jacket. Not that she was jealous. So jealousy reared its ugly head causing her to make. a decision. "A Professional Jersey... I can give that to Jasper!" she exclaimed with a smile and her cheeks turning a slight shade of pink.

"What prize do you want?"
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Ash laughed. “Because my family has a lot of money, But more importantly because I’m dumb and I like to get myself into bad situations for fun.” Dustin grumbled in agreement. “Hey! I haven’t even ran away from you this WEEK.” She sensed that Dustin was about to respond to that with some very smart counterarguments that were almost certainly 100% true, so she almost spoke first... but apparently that wasn’t necessary. Um. She coughed politely, or maybe it was more like choking.

Hey! He wasn’t old! Dustin was twenty-seven... that wasn’t old at all!!! Ouch. “Um. No problem, Lisa.” He shook her hand very politely.

...she probably should have brought Alex and not Dustin to this. Alex was less sensitive to this sort of stuff. Oopsies. She focused on the prizes, making a very focused face. “I think I’d like a wrist holster or a broomstick kit. But if I got something, I’d keep it. Unless someone else wanted it, which I doubt they would.” She didn’t have many friends who were into quidditch or flying, not anymore. And she’d like the wand holster for herself. “You should go first. That way, if you miss, I can try and win you the jersey for Jasper too.” She could just buy whatever prize she wanted anyway.

Dustin took this opportunity(the girls looked distracted) to take a very subtle step back.

And here was another familiar face! "Hi, Miss Fox! And friends!" Camilo grinned, nodding at Ashley, her small friend, and tall friend. "Welcome to Zap-a-Snitch! Who wants to go first?" He knew by now that not everyone would be happy to see their former teacher working in Diagon Alley, so he was quite nervous to see their reactions. But really, what could he do? He just had to continue being his optimistic self and do his job! In any case, he was looking at a happy, genuinely laughing Ashley Fox for the first time, and the realisation kept his big grin plastered on his face.
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In any case, he needed an excuse to step out of the house and the universe had sent him a 600 Years of Diagon Alley Celebration. Would you look at that! Good things really do happen to morally ambiguous people! Because he wasn't about to wander around the event alone and definitely not because he missed her, Alex had asked Nadine to join him.

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LA was fantastic ... for the first three days. There was really only so much "family time" Alex could handle before he was ready to blow his own brain out - which, by the way, was saying something, as his brain was one of his best assets. His other assets were fantastic too, of course.

In any case, he needed an excuse to step out of the house and the universe had sent him a 600 Years of Diagon Alley Celebration. Would you look at that! Good things really do happen to morally ambiguous people! Because he wasn't about to wander around the event alone and definitely not because he missed her, Alex had asked Nadine to join him.

Having arrived early, as always, he took the opportunity to scope out the various booths. Zap-a-Snitch? Aka an opportunity to show off his ~skills~ and snag a prize for the lovely lady? That's what Alexander called a win-win.


The summer thus far had been rather busy for Nadine, most of which just involved the sixteen year old reading her books out in her mother's gardens, playing with her younger siblings, shopping with her mum and Christianna, visiting Aunt Josie, Uncle Ethan and baby Liam, checking on Aunt Evie with her pregnancy and her cousins, as well as spending the weekend at her grandparents estate. So yes indeed, quite a busy girl she was. However, these things almost felt like a sort of distraction for the blonde as she was trying not to think about particular things that happened last term...or better yet a particular person..

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Indeed Sachin was quite patient with Radhika’s slow pace as well as her general curiosity with all the sites and objects. He was quite used to it, you see. Not to mention he was enjoying himself as he observed Conley. He was sure that Radhika’s interest would land her some sort of injury at some point in life but that was childhood, right? Accidents were bound to happen a lot during that time. Yet, he needn’t worry… the husband was taking care of things in the way of trying to prevent any disaster.

What’s this? A challenge? Sachin peered over his shades at Conley. “If I do, you get to clean the house for a month.” Because why not have a bet to spice things up? Then he was laughing at Conley squeaky voice and childish manner. It was adorable!

“This one’s for you, Radhi.’’ Sachin reached to tickle their daughter under her chin. He’d really love to win her that toy broomstick. “Hi.’’ Smiling, the man addressed the woman at the booth. “I’d like to have a go, please.” How did this work? The number of wands equaled the number of tries? One wand only worked for a certain number of blasts?

Didn't he usually clean the house? Sachin did all the cooking and (most of) the grocery shopping and the laundry (because Conley couldn't use a muggle washing machine to save his life). But Conley could clean. His father had made sure he and his two brothers knew their way around cleaning spells. "You're on," he said with a chuckle. Was he certain he was going to lose? Yes, but that was half the fun.

As Sachin tickled her, Radhika let go of Conley's hand as a loud giggle filled the room and was soon clapping her hands together. Clearly she was happy, although she had no idea what was going on. She really was a cheerful toddler wasn't she? Not that Conley was complaining. Happy baby, happy life right? How had they gotten so lucky with her?

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[COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"]Unaware that the man had addressed Valerie and not him, Aguilar intercepted again and passed him a wand with a smile. How cute was this family?! "Good day, sirs and little miss! Here you go. You can use as many wands as you'd like, but it'll be one chance per wand to zap a snitch and win one of our excellent prizes. Would you like to try too?" he offered to the man holding their daughter's hand.

Conley glanced over his shoulder, but there was nobody there. It was then that he realized the man was talking to him. ”Oh, sure,” he said giving Aguilar a big smile. ”Cheers mate,” he said as he took the wand. He waited for Sachin to go, then eyed up a snitch himself and took aim. He waved his wand and – missed.

”Pffffttt….paw—pa.” Radi said looking up at Conley with her big brown eyes.
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Ash laughed. “Because my family has a lot of money, But more importantly because I’m dumb and I like to get myself into bad situations for fun.” Dustin grumbled in agreement. “Hey! I haven’t even ran away from you this WEEK.” She sensed that Dustin was about to respond to that with some very smart counterarguments that were almost certainly 100% true, so she almost spoke first... but apparently that wasn’t necessary. Um. She coughed politely, or maybe it was more like choking.

Hey! He wasn’t old! Dustin was twenty-seven... that wasn’t old at all!!! Ouch. “Um. No problem, Lisa.” He shook her hand very politely.

...she probably should have brought Alex and not Dustin to this. Alex was less sensitive to this sort of stuff. Oopsies. She focused on the prizes, making a very focused face. “I think I’d like a wrist holster or a broomstick kit. But if I got something, I’d keep it. Unless someone else wanted it, which I doubt they would.” She didn’t have many friends who were into quidditch or flying, not anymore. And she’d like the wand holster for herself. “You should go first. That way, if you miss, I can try and win you the jersey for Jasper too.” She could just buy whatever prize she wanted anyway.

Dustin took this opportunity(the girls looked distracted) to take a very subtle step back.
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And here was another familiar face! "Hi, Miss Fox! And friends!" Camilo grinned, nodding at Ashley, her small friend, and tall friend. "Welcome to Zap-a-Snitch! Who wants to go first?" He knew by now that not everyone would be happy to see their former teacher working in Diagon Alley, so he was quite nervous to see their reactions. But really, what could he do? He just had to continue being his optimistic self and do his job! In any case, he was looking at a happy, genuinely laughing Ashley Fox for the first time, and the realisation kept his big grin plastered on his face.

Ash was VERY WEALTHY TOO!?

How come Lisa had NEVER known this!?!?

.........Well she supposed it had never come up in conversation and did wealth really define a friendship. Lisa LIKED money but... Wealth... Wealth didn't really matter to her or knowing her friends were wealthy. She KNEW Daniel was wealthy because he ACTED like he was loaded (hence part of the nickname of why Batman fit so well - Mr. Bruce Wayne...) whereas Ash was down to earth. "I... I don't think you're dumb so..." she admitted quietly before adding. "I didn't know you were actually a fairy Princess! WOW."

At Ash's comment about running away, Lisa cast a weary look to the Tall Twenty Seven Year old. "Does she run away often?" she asked him before turning back to her friend. "Why would you run away from Dustin?" She was very curious WHY Ash would run away from someone who protected her... Well. If her father assigned bodyguards to her... would she run away? Yeah... She would run away too. "Never mind. I get it. If I had a bodyguard with me, I'd want some time alone too. No offence, Dustin."

"A wrist hostler is a good prize!" nodded Lisa after Ash had informed her what kind of prize that she wanted. Her eyes widened to the size of saucers when she heard Ash offer to try to win a jersey for Jasper if she couldn't. "Really!?!? Thank you. I'd be forever and ever and ever in your debt, friend!!" All Lisa wanted to do was do something nice for Jasper and now... she wanted to do something nice for Ash. Maybe if she won the jersey, she'd suggest they get ice cream. Her treat this time too.

The Shopkeeper guy approached them and knew Ash's name. Lisa leaned over to Ash. "Wow. You're famous..." she whispered before beaming at the adult. "Hi! I'm Lisa Nam! Ash's friend but you know that... I want to go first! " It was good that he knew of her as a friend of Ash's. They were good friends after all.
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How come Lisa had NEVER known this!?!?

.........Well she supposed it had never come up in conversation and did wealth really define a friendship. Lisa LIKED money but... Wealth... Wealth didn't really matter to her or knowing her friends were wealthy. She KNEW Daniel was wealthy because he ACTED like he was loaded (hence part of the nickname of why Batman fit so well - Mr. Bruce Wayne...) whereas Ash was down to earth. "I... I don't think you're dumb so..." she admitted quietly before adding. "I didn't know you were actually a fairy Princess! WOW."

At Ash's comment about running away, Lisa cast a weary look to the Tall Twenty Seven Year old. "Does she run away often?" she asked him before turning back to her friend. "Why would you run away from Dustin?" She was very curious WHY Ash would run away from someone who protected her... Well. If her father assigned bodyguards to her... would she run away? Yeah... She would run away too. "Never mind. I get it. If I had a bodyguard with me, I'd want some time alone too. No offence, Dustin."

"A wrist hostler is a good prize!" nodded Lisa after Ash had informed her what kind of prize that she wanted. Her eyes widened to the size of saucers when she heard Ash offer to try to win a jersey for Jasper if she couldn't. "Really!?!? Thank you. I'd be forever and ever and ever in your debt, friend!!" All Lisa wanted to do was do something nice for Jasper and now... she wanted to do something nice for Ash. Maybe if she won the jersey, she'd suggest they get ice cream. Her treat this time too.

The Shopkeeper guy approached them and knew Ash's name. Lisa leaned over to Ash. "Wow. You're famous..." she whispered before beaming at the adult. "Hi! I'm Lisa Nam! Ash's friend but you know that... I want to go first! " It was good that he knew of her as a friend of Ash's. They were good friends after all.


Ash laughed. “I’m not dumb, I just... all my intelligence went somewhere that wasn’t helpful for making decisions. Or, you could say that I think of all the consequences and then ignore them. Either way, I need to be saved from myself. And other people, but mostly just me.” Dustin nodded. Ash gave him the evilest evil eye she could, which wasn’t very evil considering the fact that she loved him and was very grateful that he was such an awesome bodyguard.

”She’s a fairy queen, Dustin corrected. He thought for a bit. “I want to be the king of tracking down people named Ashley who like to run away for no reason all the time and get themselves hurt. But also, I’d like to be the king of bookstores and glittery eyeshadow.”

Ash snorted. “Well Dustin, I don’t know anyone else who even WANTS to be the king of tracking me down and rescuing me from my bad decisions. You probably have to fight for those other titles though.” He’d probably win the fight though, considering he was a bodyguard...

“I run away because I get bored, and running away is the opposite of boring. And it keeps me in shape, mentally and physically!” That was probably not something she should be telling younger years, but oh well. HA. LISA AGREED.

Dustin rolled his eyes. Ashley running away kept him in shape too. He might as well quit working out and instead just practice chasing Ashley down crowded streets that he didn’t know very well. And, for added difficulty levels, add bystanders who stared at him, which was distracting because he was very self-conscious. Sigh. He understood the reasoning behind the running though, or at least Alex kept trying to explain it to him. “No offense taken, Lisa.” Actually, lots of offense had been taken, just not at what they were currently talking about.

OMG! Was that... “MISTER PROFESSOR SIR AGUILAR!!!” YAY. She didn’t even know he was still in the country... apparently not everyone wanted to live as far away as possible from Hogwarts like she did. Huh. “I didn’t know you worked at a quidditch place, or I would have went there to see you. She could have HUGGED him, but she didn’t because they weren’t standing close and also he might not like hugs. She liked that he called her ‘Miss Fox’ instead of just ‘Fox’. It was important to add something before the last name, or it would sound like Rosier. Aguilar was one of her most favorite professors. Too bad he got scared away. Ash whispered to Lisa. ”I’m famous because I’m super cool.”

Dustin had a sudden thought. Yes, a thought. He had thoughts, just like everyone else. “If those wands aren’t real, does that mean ‘muggles’ can play?” It was a good question okay!!! Nobody said he wasn’t allowed to talk!!!

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A particular person who she had not seen yet this summer because he was away on a family vacation, but it's not like she was waiting for him to get back or anything. Absolutely not. But could not deny that there was a certain level of anxiousness for his return. Which would explain why she may have become a little too outwardly excited when he'd invited her to meet him at the 600 Years of Diagon Alley Celebration event. But it's not like she missed him....that much. Anyone could miss someone that you just happen to spend a lot of time with..

Please don't look at her like that.

Dressed in a white sundress and her blonde hair tied into a side braid, she made her way into the bustling Diagon Alley with an amazed look on her face. Everything was so festive and it looked very fun, but she was almost immediately trying to locate one Alex Stylinson, not wanting to keep him waiting. And it may have taken her a little while but soon recognized the back of his head 'There he is..', smiling immediately as she made a beeline for him from behind. Waiting until she was close enough behind him, she reached out to tap him on the shoulder lightly, "And so he returns.."

He had promised her a certain kind of date and he did plan to deliver, but for now, a Diagon Alley festival would have to do. They could consider it a warm up. Every good quidditch player knew the importance of those. Boom. Nailed it. And for the record, he'd for sure be looking at her like that. Alexanders don't like following directions.

... Except when it played to his advantage. Take today as an example. Alex was currently watching some of the other players take a go at Zap-a-Snitch with the intention of picking up on the game before it was his turn to step up. He'd be following directions afterall. It was necessary to win and he did plan on winning. Maybe a succulent? He thought Nadine might like that.

Oh, and speaking of... When he felt the tap on his shoulder, Alex turned around (though not too eagerly because he didn't want to look like some sorry sap) and offered her an easy smile. "And so he does," he echoed softly, running a hand through his curls and giving them a good ruffle. "Hey," he laughed, trying to make up for the fact that he was, indeed, some sorry sap. "You're five minutes early." Not that he was keeping a count. He was obviously only teasing and if this statement had any accuracy then it was obviously a lucky guess. O b v i o u s l y.

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He had promised her a certain kind of date and he did plan to deliver, but for now, a Diagon Alley festival would have to do. They could consider it a warm up. Every good quidditch player knew the importance of those. Boom. Nailed it. And for the record, he'd for sure be looking at her like that. Alexanders don't like following directions.

... Except when it played to his advantage. Take today as an example. Alex was currently watching some of the other players take a go at Zap-a-Snitch with the intention of picking up on the game before it was his turn to step up. He'd be following directions afterall. It was necessary to win and he did plan on winning. Maybe a succulent? He thought Nadine might like that.

Oh, and speaking of... When he felt the tap on his shoulder, Alex turned around (though not too eagerly because he didn't want to look like some sorry sap) and offered her an easy smile. "And so he does," he echoed softly, running a hand through his curls and giving them a good ruffle. "Hey," he laughed, trying to make up for the fact that he was, indeed, some sorry sap. "You're five minutes early." Not that he was keeping a count. He was obviously only teasing and if this statement had any accuracy then it was obviously a lucky guess. O b v i o u s l y.

Ugh, shut up.


Knew that he had promised a certain kind of date, and figured that this was not it, otherwise he would have told her. Right? So to think of it as a warm up per say was certainly a good way to think of it for now. Though the curiosity as to what he actually had planned was only growing stronger as time went on. And not to mention the staring from Alex, would certainly only make Nadine more flustered, but she knew he seemed to be most amused when she came across this way. Also, she knew very well he was not one to follow directions.

Before she had tapped him, his posture did look as though he was frozen, or deep in thought about something, like he was concentrating so well that he almost seemed unmovable. He had to have been watching the people playing this interesting game, no? Or was he maybe asleep where he stood?

Clearly that was not the case when he did in fact turn around to face her. Nadine's smile only growing as he echoed her. She nodded before taking a step closer to him in order for her to reach up to lightly kiss his cheek. "Hey.." It was really good to see him-again, like any person would feel seeing someone they spend quite a bit of time with. That just happened to be him.

"Wh-Early? No I'm not-," Her eyes widened, had she arrived too early?! Did that make her look too eager?! Wait, no, NO she was not early Alex! "I do believe you're mistaken Alex, I've arrived precisely at the time I was supposed to arrive...How do I know you haven't been standing here long because you've come too early?" Raising an eyebrow as she realized he was trying to goat her. Things really did never change with him.

....She really did miss him...
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Ash laughed. “I’m not dumb, I just... all my intelligence went somewhere that wasn’t helpful for making decisions. Or, you could say that I think of all the consequences and then ignore them. Either way, I need to be saved from myself. And other people, but mostly just me.” Dustin nodded. Ash gave him the evilest evil eye she could, which wasn’t very evil considering the fact that she loved him and was very grateful that he was such an awesome bodyguard.

”She’s a fairy queen, Dustin corrected. He thought for a bit. “I want to be the king of tracking down people named Ashley who like to run away for no reason all the time and get themselves hurt. But also, I’d like to be the king of bookstores and glittery eyeshadow.”

Ash snorted. “Well Dustin, I don’t know anyone else who even WANTS to be the king of tracking me down and rescuing me from my bad decisions. You probably have to fight for those other titles though.” He’d probably win the fight though, considering he was a bodyguard...

“I run away because I get bored, and running away is the opposite of boring. And it keeps me in shape, mentally and physically!” That was probably not something she should be telling younger years, but oh well. HA. LISA AGREED.

Dustin rolled his eyes. Ashley running away kept him in shape too. He might as well quit working out and instead just practice chasing Ashley down crowded streets that he didn’t know very well. And, for added difficulty levels, add bystanders who stared at him, which was distracting because he was very self-conscious. Sigh. He understood the reasoning behind the running though, or at least Alex kept trying to explain it to him. “No offense taken, Lisa.” Actually, lots of offense had been taken, just not at what they were currently talking about.

OMG! Was that... “MISTER PROFESSOR SIR AGUILAR!!!” YAY. She didn’t even know he was still in the country... apparently not everyone wanted to live as far away as possible from Hogwarts like she did. Huh. “I didn’t know you worked at a quidditch place, or I would have went there to see you. She could have HUGGED him, but she didn’t because they weren’t standing close and also he might not like hugs. She liked that he called her ‘Miss Fox’ instead of just ‘Fox’. It was important to add something before the last name, or it would sound like Rosier. Aguilar was one of her most favorite professors. Too bad he got scared away. Ash whispered to Lisa. ”I’m famous because I’m super cool.”

Dustin had a sudden thought. Yes, a thought. He had thoughts, just like everyone else. “If those wands aren’t real, does that mean ‘muggles’ can play?” It was a good question okay!!! Nobody said he wasn’t allowed to talk!!!

Lisa remembered that Ashley didn’t consider herself traditionally wise as a Ravenclaw or stereotypically book smart. But… she still considered her friend smart in her own way. Or at least a creative thinker and problem solver. She could see big and small picture. “Who can save you from yourself?” she asked out loud but she had meant to keep that to herself. “Arent we the only ones that can save ourselves? I wouldn’t want just anyone rescuing me…” Except for maybe a certain someone buuut she didn’t know how to feel about it. She had read that butterflies were the thing to feel but all she felt was her tummy going flippy floppy which meant her cookies would be lost! Not a fun feeling if that was love.

Now the youngest and littlest Nam had not been expecting to hear Dustin wanted to be King of glittery eyeshadow. She stared up at the man and tried to imagine the right shade to suit him. “Any specific colour of sparkly, glittery eye shadow?” she asked curiously, blatantly ignoring everything else he had said and focusing solely latching on to the eyeshadow ruling cause interesting. She liked Dustin more for that quirk.

She opted to remain quiet and watch the interaction between Dustin and Ash with an amused smile. And then her gaze flicked back to the adult whi was an Ex-Professor? HUH! “What subject did he teach?” she asked Ash before chuckling when she heard Ash’s comment about being super cool. Oh Lisa was aware that her friend was super cool. In this moment, she wondered if she’d run into their former Head of House at one of these stalls. Schmoe ;_; the bestest noodle House Head ever. She missed him. He’d… hopefully remember her, yeah?

She blinked, glancing to Dustin. Wait. Was he a MUGGLE?
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Now the youngest and littlest Nam had not been expecting to hear Dustin wanted to be King of glittery eyeshadow. She stared up at the man and tried to imagine the right shade to suit him. “Any specific colour of sparkly, glittery eye shadow?” she asked curiously, blatantly ignoring everything else he had said and focusing solely latching on to the eyeshadow ruling cause interesting. She liked Dustin more for that quirk.

She opted to remain quiet and watch the interaction between Dustin and Ash with an amused smile. And then her gaze flicked back to the adult whi was an Ex-Professor? HUH! “What subject did he teach?” she asked Ash before chuckling when she heard Ash’s comment about being super cool. Oh Lisa was aware that her friend was super cool. In this moment, she wondered if she’d run into their former Head of House at one of these stalls. Schmoe ;_; the bestest noodle House Head ever. She missed him. He’d… hopefully remember her, yeah?

She blinked, glancing to Dustin. Wait. Was he a MUGGLE?


Ash thought about it. “I hope I’m not the only one who can save myself. I might be doomed.” She glanced at Dustin, who looked like he was trying very very hard not to agree with her. Good for him. The only person allowed to say mean things about her was HER. Ashley Fox was the only person who was allowed to hate on Ashley Fox. “Being rescued is better than not being rescued, although it’s very embarrassing to be rescued by people you don’t like.” Even worse when you really hated someone. Imagine Nemesis Upstead or Emmerson Cambridge or even Rosier saving her from something. No thanks. Honestly, she’d rather NOT be rescued if it meant she didn’t owe any of them anything. Ash was rather distracted by her thoughts... Why were Lisa and Dustin talking about eyeshadow???

Dustin was delighted that Lisa was asking about eyeshadow. Yes, delighted. There was no law that said bodyguards couldn’t feel delighted. “Well, I guess my favorite color is blue, but I still wanna be the king of ALL glittery eyeshadow y’know? Because that makes me the king of more things...”

Ash’s interest in makeup only went to the point of ‘what looks good on me and who can I pay to do my makeup’. Glittery eyeshadow wasn’t really her favorite thing... but it definitely was Dustin’s, as evidenced by this conversation that she didn’t quite understand. She mostly just looked at Aguilar and the other people playing the game until it sounded like someone was talking to her. ”Aguilar taught flying.” He got replaced by Kazmi, who Ash also liked. She still liked Aguilar, but she didn’t miss him. How could she? He left, and was probably happier never seeing Hogwarts or Hogwarts students ever again. Good for him, or whatever. He was better off. And she refused to let herself feel any other way about it. Missing people? Never heard of it. She had definitely never thought longingly about anybody who was dead or no longer in her life! And if she had, she’d never tell anyone about it.

Dustin put a hand around Ashley’s shoulder. He’d always be there for her when she was feeling down... which honestly seemed like it was all the time. He’d have to tell Alex to... was Lisa looking at him? Again? “What? Did he say something? He just wanted to know if muggles could play. Since, y’know, HE was a muggle.

Ash perked up. Was something happening? What was happening? She wasn’t paying attention to the context of the conversation... now she wished she had been. She blinked. “...what are we talking about? Are we still talking about eyeshadow or are we onto something else? Did someone say something about muggles?” Tell her everything.
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Before she had tapped him, his posture did look as though he was frozen, or deep in thought about something, like he was concentrating so well that he almost seemed unmovable. He had to have been watching the people playing this interesting game, no? Or was he maybe asleep where he stood?

Clearly that was not the case when he did in fact turn around to face her. Nadine's smile only growing as he echoed her. She nodded before taking a step closer to him in order for her to reach up to lightly kiss his cheek. "Hey.." It was really good to see him-again, like any person would feel seeing someone they spend quite a bit of time with. That just happened to be him.

"Wh-Early? No I'm not-," Her eyes widened, had she arrived too early?! Did that make her look too eager?! Wait, no, NO she was not early Alex! "I do believe you're mistaken Alex, I've arrived precisely at the time I was supposed to arrive...How do I know you haven't been standing here long because you've come too early?" Raising an eyebrow as she realized he was trying to goat her. Things really did never change with him.

....She really did miss him...

If she was curious as to what he actually had planned then that made two of them. Despite having months to think of a worthy idea, Alexander was still in the drafting phase. Of course, he had plenty of potential ideas, but none of them felt good enough yet. When he found the perfect date to take her on, he'd know - so he wasn't too worried. Okay, okay, so he was a bit worried. Don't tell anyone one though, especially not Nadine. Thanks.

Alex suddenly felt really awkward. Not in an uncomfortable way, but in the girl-you-liked-to-snog-but-haven't-seen-all-summer-because-your-family-was-on-holiday-and-she's-suddenly-in-the-same-place-as-you-and-you-don't-know-if-you-should-hug-her-or-reach-for-her-hand-or-compliment-her-braid way. And it was when he was trying to decide what to do that she leaned forward and kissed his cheek. Uhadsfasdsadfa. Guh. "Heh." He might've let an unintelligent sound escape him, but if anyone asked he'd deny it.... Not that he could deny much of anything with the way he was now blushing.

But, uh, yeah. Where was he? Early. Yes. "A bit eager, aren't we?" He teased instead, hoping that it might help his current ... situation. He did like that she threw it back though and the accusation only made him smile wider. "Maybe I did come early." There wasn't a 'maybe' about it - he really did get here early. "In hopes that you would too," he added quietly this time. Yeah, so what. Maybe he was hoping to spend a few extra minutes with her. Was there anything wrong with that? She was someone he spent quite a bit of time with and his family holiday had clearly interrupted a routine. So, naturally, he was pleased to see her again. Like, really pleased.
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In any case, he needed an excuse to step out of the house and the universe had sent him a 600 Years of Diagon Alley Celebration. Would you look at that! Good things really do happen to morally ambiguous people! Because he wasn't about to wander around the event alone and definitely not because he missed her, Alex had asked Nadine to join him.

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The summer thus far had been rather busy for Nadine, most of which just involved the sixteen year old reading her books out in her mother's gardens, playing with her younger siblings, shopping with her mum and Christianna, visiting Aunt Josie, Uncle Ethan and baby Liam, checking on Aunt Evie with her pregnancy and her cousins, as well as spending the weekend at her grandparents estate. So yes indeed, quite a busy girl she was. However, these things almost felt like a sort of distraction for the blonde as she was trying not to think about particular things that happened last term...or better yet a particular person..

A particular person who she had not seen yet this summer because he was away on a family vacation, but it's not like she was waiting for him to get back or anything. Absolutely not. But could not deny that there was a certain level of anxiousness for his return. Which would explain why she may have become a little too outwardly excited when he'd invited her to meet him at the 600 Years of Diagon Alley Celebration event. But it's not like she missed him....that much. Anyone could miss someone that you just happen to spend a lot of time with..

Please don't look at her like that.

Dressed in a white sundress and her blonde hair tied into a side braid, she made her way into the bustling Diagon Alley with an amazed look on her face. Everything was so festive and it looked very fun, but she was almost immediately trying to locate one Alex Stylinson, not wanting to keep him waiting. And it may have taken her a little while but soon recognized the back of his head 'There he is..', smiling immediately as she made a beeline for him from behind. Waiting until she was close enough behind him, she reached out to tap him on the shoulder lightly, "And so he returns.."
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He had promised her a certain kind of date and he did plan to deliver, but for now, a Diagon Alley festival would have to do. They could consider it a warm up. Every good quidditch player knew the importance of those. Boom. Nailed it. And for the record, he'd for sure be looking at her like that. Alexanders don't like following directions.

... Except when it played to his advantage. Take today as an example. Alex was currently watching some of the other players take a go at Zap-a-Snitch with the intention of picking up on the game before it was his turn to step up. He'd be following directions afterall. It was necessary to win and he did plan on winning. Maybe a succulent? He thought Nadine might like that.

Oh, and speaking of... When he felt the tap on his shoulder, Alex turned around (though not too eagerly because he didn't want to look like some sorry sap) and offered her an easy smile. "And so he does," he echoed softly, running a hand through his curls and giving them a good ruffle. "Hey," he laughed, trying to make up for the fact that he was, indeed, some sorry sap. "You're five minutes early." Not that he was keeping a count. He was obviously only teasing and if this statement had any accuracy then it was obviously a lucky guess. O b v i o u s l y.

Ugh, shut up.
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Knew that he had promised a certain kind of date, and figured that this was not it, otherwise he would have told her. Right? So to think of it as a warm up per say was certainly a good way to think of it for now. Though the curiosity as to what he actually had planned was only growing stronger as time went on. And not to mention the staring from Alex, would certainly only make Nadine more flustered, but she knew he seemed to be most amused when she came across this way. Also, she knew very well he was not one to follow directions.

Before she had tapped him, his posture did look as though he was frozen, or deep in thought about something, like he was concentrating so well that he almost seemed unmovable. He had to have been watching the people playing this interesting game, no? Or was he maybe asleep where he stood?

Clearly that was not the case when he did in fact turn around to face her. Nadine's smile only growing as he echoed her. She nodded before taking a step closer to him in order for her to reach up to lightly kiss his cheek. "Hey.." It was really good to see him-again, like any person would feel seeing someone they spend quite a bit of time with. That just happened to be him.

"Wh-Early? No I'm not-," Her eyes widened, had she arrived too early?! Did that make her look too eager?! Wait, no, NO she was not early Alex! "I do believe you're mistaken Alex, I've arrived precisely at the time I was supposed to arrive...How do I know you haven't been standing here long because you've come too early?" Raising an eyebrow as she realized he was trying to goat her. Things really did never change with him.

....She really did miss him...
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If she was curious as to what he actually had planned then that made two of them. Despite having months to think of a worthy idea, Alexander was still in the drafting phase. Of course, he had plenty of potential ideas, but none of them felt good enough yet. When he found the perfect date to take her on, he'd know - so he wasn't too worried. Okay, okay, so he was a bit worried. Don't tell anyone one though, especially not Nadine. Thanks.

Alex suddenly felt really awkward. Not in an uncomfortable way, but in the girl-you-liked-to-snog-but-haven't-seen-all-summer-because-your-family-was-on-holiday-and-she's-suddenly-in-the-same-place-as-you-and-you-don't-know-if-you-should-hug-her-or-reach-for-her-hand-or-compliment-her-braid way. And it was when he was trying to decide what to do that she leaned forward and kissed his cheek. Uhadsfasdsadfa. Guh. "Heh." He might've let an unintelligent sound escape him, but if anyone asked he'd deny it.... Not that he could deny much of anything with the way he was now blushing.

But, uh, yeah. Where was he? Early. Yes. "A bit eager, aren't we?" He teased instead, hoping that it might help his current ... situation. He did like that she threw it back though and the accusation only made him smile wider. "Maybe I did come early." There wasn't a 'maybe' about it - he really did get here early. "In hopes that you would too," he added quietly this time. Yeah, so what. Maybe he was hoping to spend a few extra minutes with her. Was there anything wrong with that? She was someone he spent quite a bit of time with and his family holiday had clearly interrupted a routine. So, naturally, he was pleased to see her again. Like, really pleased.

If Aguilar had heard the young couple's conversation, he might have butted in with something completely unromantic, like "it’s never too early to play Zap-a-Snitch (unless you're here at dawn)!". Fortunately for all of them, he had not heard them. After waving goodbye to a disappointed kid who won Quidditch Through the Ages, he noticed that the queue was shortening and waved the next customers forward. "Welcome, welcome! Zap a snitch to win a magnificent prize from Noltie's, QQS or Ollivanders!"

Text Cut: Lisa, Ashley, Dustin
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Ash was VERY WEALTHY TOO!?

How come Lisa had NEVER known this!?!?

.........Well she supposed it had never come up in conversation and did wealth really define a friendship. Lisa LIKED money but... Wealth... Wealth didn't really matter to her or knowing her friends were wealthy. She KNEW Daniel was wealthy because he ACTED like he was loaded (hence part of the nickname of why Batman fit so well - Mr. Bruce Wayne...) whereas Ash was down to earth. "I... I don't think you're dumb so..." she admitted quietly before adding. "I didn't know you were actually a fairy Princess! WOW."

At Ash's comment about running away, Lisa cast a weary look to the Tall Twenty Seven Year old. "Does she run away often?" she asked him before turning back to her friend. "Why would you run away from Dustin?" She was very curious WHY Ash would run away from someone who protected her... Well. If her father assigned bodyguards to her... would she run away? Yeah... She would run away too. "Never mind. I get it. If I had a bodyguard with me, I'd want some time alone too. No offence, Dustin."

"A wrist hostler is a good prize!" nodded Lisa after Ash had informed her what kind of prize that she wanted. Her eyes widened to the size of saucers when she heard Ash offer to try to win a jersey for Jasper if she couldn't. "Really!?!? Thank you. I'd be forever and ever and ever in your debt, friend!!" All Lisa wanted to do was do something nice for Jasper and now... she wanted to do something nice for Ash. Maybe if she won the jersey, she'd suggest they get ice cream. Her treat this time too.

The Shopkeeper guy approached them and knew Ash's name. Lisa leaned over to Ash. "Wow. You're famous..." she whispered before beaming at the adult. "Hi! I'm Lisa Nam! Ash's friend but you know that... I want to go first! " It was good that he knew of her as a friend of Ash's. They were good friends after all.
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Ash laughed. “I’m not dumb, I just... all my intelligence went somewhere that wasn’t helpful for making decisions. Or, you could say that I think of all the consequences and then ignore them. Either way, I need to be saved from myself. And other people, but mostly just me.” Dustin nodded. Ash gave him the evilest evil eye she could, which wasn’t very evil considering the fact that she loved him and was very grateful that he was such an awesome bodyguard.

”She’s a fairy queen, Dustin corrected. He thought for a bit. “I want to be the king of tracking down people named Ashley who like to run away for no reason all the time and get themselves hurt. But also, I’d like to be the king of bookstores and glittery eyeshadow.”

Ash snorted. “Well Dustin, I don’t know anyone else who even WANTS to be the king of tracking me down and rescuing me from my bad decisions. You probably have to fight for those other titles though.” He’d probably win the fight though, considering he was a bodyguard...

“I run away because I get bored, and running away is the opposite of boring. And it keeps me in shape, mentally and physically!” That was probably not something she should be telling younger years, but oh well. HA. LISA AGREED.

Dustin rolled his eyes. Ashley running away kept him in shape too. He might as well quit working out and instead just practice chasing Ashley down crowded streets that he didn’t know very well. And, for added difficulty levels, add bystanders who stared at him, which was distracting because he was very self-conscious. Sigh. He understood the reasoning behind the running though, or at least Alex kept trying to explain it to him. “No offense taken, Lisa.” Actually, lots of offense had been taken, just not at what they were currently talking about.

OMG! Was that... “MISTER PROFESSOR SIR AGUILAR!!!” YAY. She didn’t even know he was still in the country... apparently not everyone wanted to live as far away as possible from Hogwarts like she did. Huh. “I didn’t know you worked at a quidditch place, or I would have went there to see you. She could have HUGGED him, but she didn’t because they weren’t standing close and also he might not like hugs. She liked that he called her ‘Miss Fox’ instead of just ‘Fox’. It was important to add something before the last name, or it would sound like Rosier. Aguilar was one of her most favorite professors. Too bad he got scared away. Ash whispered to Lisa. ”I’m famous because I’m super cool.”

Dustin had a sudden thought. Yes, a thought. He had thoughts, just like everyone else. “If those wands aren’t real, does that mean ‘muggles’ can play?” It was a good question okay!!! Nobody said he wasn’t allowed to talk!!!
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Lisa remembered that Ashley didn’t consider herself traditionally wise as a Ravenclaw or stereotypically book smart. But… she still considered her friend smart in her own way. Or at least a creative thinker and problem solver. She could see big and small picture. “Who can save you from yourself?” she asked out loud but she had meant to keep that to herself. “Arent we the only ones that can save ourselves? I wouldn’t want just anyone rescuing me…” Except for maybe a certain someone buuut she didn’t know how to feel about it. She had read that butterflies were the thing to feel but all she felt was her tummy going flippy floppy which meant her cookies would be lost! Not a fun feeling if that was love.

Now the youngest and littlest Nam had not been expecting to hear Dustin wanted to be King of glittery eyeshadow. She stared up at the man and tried to imagine the right shade to suit him. “Any specific colour of sparkly, glittery eye shadow?” she asked curiously, blatantly ignoring everything else he had said and focusing solely latching on to the eyeshadow ruling cause interesting. She liked Dustin more for that quirk.

She opted to remain quiet and watch the interaction between Dustin and Ash with an amused smile. And then her gaze flicked back to the adult whi was an Ex-Professor? HUH! “What subject did he teach?” she asked Ash before chuckling when she heard Ash’s comment about being super cool. Oh Lisa was aware that her friend was super cool. In this moment, she wondered if she’d run into their former Head of House at one of these stalls. Schmoe ;_; the bestest noodle House Head ever. She missed him. He’d… hopefully remember her, yeah?

She blinked, glancing to Dustin. Wait. Was he a MUGGLE?
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Ash thought about it. “I hope I’m not the only one who can save myself. I might be doomed.” She glanced at Dustin, who looked like he was trying very very hard not to agree with her. Good for him. The only person allowed to say mean things about her was HER. Ashley Fox was the only person who was allowed to hate on Ashley Fox. “Being rescued is better than not being rescued, although it’s very embarrassing to be rescued by people you don’t like.” Even worse when you really hated someone. Imagine Nemesis Upstead or Emmerson Cambridge or even Rosier saving her from something. No thanks. Honestly, she’d rather NOT be rescued if it meant she didn’t owe any of them anything. Ash was rather distracted by her thoughts... Why were Lisa and Dustin talking about eyeshadow???

Dustin was delighted that Lisa was asking about eyeshadow. Yes, delighted. There was no law that said bodyguards couldn’t feel delighted. “Well, I guess my favorite color is blue, but I still wanna be the king of ALL glittery eyeshadow y’know? Because that makes me the king of more things...”

Ash’s interest in makeup only went to the point of ‘what looks good on me and who can I pay to do my makeup’. Glittery eyeshadow wasn’t really her favorite thing... but it definitely was Dustin’s, as evidenced by this conversation that she didn’t quite understand. She mostly just looked at Aguilar and the other people playing the game until it sounded like someone was talking to her. ”Aguilar taught flying.” He got replaced by Kazmi, who Ash also liked. She still liked Aguilar, but she didn’t miss him. How could she? He left, and was probably happier never seeing Hogwarts or Hogwarts students ever again. Good for him, or whatever. He was better off. And she refused to let herself feel any other way about it. Missing people? Never heard of it. She had definitely never thought longingly about anybody who was dead or no longer in her life! And if she had, she’d never tell anyone about it.

Dustin put a hand around Ashley’s shoulder. He’d always be there for her when she was feeling down... which honestly seemed like it was all the time. He’d have to tell Alex to... was Lisa looking at him? Again? “What? Did he say something? He just wanted to know if muggles could play. Since, y’know, HE was a muggle.

Ash perked up. Was something happening? What was happening? She wasn’t paying attention to the context of the conversation... now she wished she had been. She blinked. “...what are we talking about? Are we still talking about eyeshadow or are we onto something else? Did someone say something about muggles?” Tell her everything.

OH uhhh yes, that was him - Mister Professor Sir Aguilar! "Yes, I am now the shopkeeper of Quality Quidditch Supplies. You can come visit whenever you want," he offered, glad that Ashley was happy to see him too. He remembered giving her a QQS coupon in class and wondered if she used it, but chose not to ask. He turned to her younger friend and raised his eyebrows with mild surprise when she introduced herself. Another Nam, eh? "Nice to meet you, Miss Nam! I'm Camilo Aguilar. Now, here is a wand specially designed for this game. Your goal is to use this wand and knock the snitches out of the air. The wand will produce a knock back effect automatically, so you will not be breaking the law against underage magic. Don't worry!"

Which also kind of answered big friend's question, though Camilo had not expected it. "Hmmm. Yes, I guess they can!" he smiled. He tried not to make assumptions, but he deduced from the question that either Lisa or tall friend was a muggle. He handed a wand each to him and Ashley, so they could play after the youngest Nam.
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