Viky walked up to the counter and set down her books with a smile. She didn't have a lot, only the required sixth year books. She just preferred to get them here, because her parents had decided thaat they were no longer paying for her schoolthings, now that she was sixteen. Which basically meant she had to get the really cheap stuff, because she had virtually no money. Great. 'Just this lot, thanks,' she said to the shopkeep, with a weak attempt at a smile.