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Flourish and Blotts The best and oldest bookshop in Diagon Alley!

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Welcome to Flourish and Blotts




As you step into the bookshop from the south end of the street, the first thing you notice is the sheer amount of literature that abounds inside the shop. The walls are lined with book shelves everywhere you turn--in fact, not a square inch of blank wall space is visible, and the shelves themselves are packed to bursting with books of all manners of shapes, sizes, colors. Each book has writing down the spines--some of which are in English and some of which are in some strange script you cannot begin to understand. Even the floor is occupied with stacks of books, with just enough space for you to find your way to gather up course books for a year of magical schooling, or just to browse. The shopkeeper will be glad to help you with your purchase or to help you find the book you need.

Despite the seemingly chaotic stacking of books, the selection is very organized. The first floor is mostly dedicated to school books and books that are meant to expand one’s knowledge, all of which are nonfiction. Wish to learn about the history of Quidditch? We’ve got it. Want to explore the life of a famous person? No problem. Want to learn an obscure branch of magic? Chances are we’ve got that too. Also, near the front of the shop, a display of small, colored books can be seen. These are diaries and journals. A sign above the display states “Be sure to ask about customizing your journal!”

Our second floor, which can be reached by use of a staircase on the left side of the store, holds fiction books, written by both Muggles and wizards/witches. All genres can be found here; from historical to mysteries to science fiction. Books for children can also be found here.

Near the center of the shop is the counter where the shopkeeper can be found. Surrounding the counter is a display of newspapers, both Muggle and Wizard ones; including the Daily Prophet and the London Times. Magazines, such as Teen Witch Weekly, the Quibbler, and Quidditch, Quidditch, and More Quidditch! , can also be found here.

Also in the center of the shop sits a very large table stacked with books that are needed for each school term. A large sign hovers above it.

SCHOOL BOOKS HERE


These books are prepackaged and organized according to year. First years are all the way to the left and seventh years are all the way to the right; all other years are in the middle. If a customer merely needs a few books instead of the entire lot, an equally large table sits nearby. This table is organized into subjects offered at Hogwarts. Here, you can choose the books that are needed.

Towards the very back of the shop, there is a storage room which contains books that have not yet been unpacked and books that can be bought by special request. Only the shopkeeper is allowed in this room.

Tucked away in a corner of the shop is a fireplace. Surrounding the fireplace are two large tables and a number of chairs, with small lights floating over each chair. This is a place for you to read and relax if you wish to do so.



OOC : Please DO NOT, roleplay the shopkeeper. This shop is run by Elizabeth Chambers (SilverTiger). If you roleplay as the shopkeeper, your post will be deleted. Please feel free to RP yourself coming in, browsing around, making purchases, asking any questions you see fit. We will be checking in on the thread as much as we can but we can't be online 24/7 so please be patient with us.

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Children's Stories

The Tales of the Beadle the Bard by Beadle the Bard
The Toadstool Tales by Beatrix Bloxam
The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle

Plays & Poetry

Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré mes Pieds (Alas, I have Transfigured my Feet)
Sonnets of a Sorcerer

Arithmancy

New Theory of Numerology
Numerology and Gramatica

Bestiaries

Break with a Banshee by Gilderoy Lockhart
Dreadful Denizens of the Deep
Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit
Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
From Egg to Inferno, A Dragon Keeper's Guide
Fowl or Foul? A Study of Hippogriff Brutality
Gadding With Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart
Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pets by Gilderoy Lockhart
Hairy Snout, Human Heart
Handbook of Hippogriff Psychology
Holiday with Hags by Gilderoy Lockhart
Men Who Love Dragons Too Much
The Monster Book of Monsters
Travels with Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart
Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried by Gulliver Pokeby
Year with the Yeti by Gilderoy Lockhart

Biographies

Armando Dippet: Master or Moron? by Rita Skeeter
Blood Brothers: My life Amongst the Vampires By Eldred Worple
Great Wizards of the Twentieth Century
He Flew Like a Madman by Kennilworthy Whisp
The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore by Rita Skeeter
Notable Magical Names of Our Time
Magical Me by Gilderoy Lockhart
Prefects who Gained Power

Charms

Achievements in Charming
An Anthology of Eighteenth Century Charms
Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charms
Quintessence: A Quest

Cookbooks

Charm Your Own Cheese
Enchantment in Baking
One Minute Feasts - It's Magic!

Curses

A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions
Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed
Curses and Counter-curses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying, and Much, Much More) by Professor Vindictus Viridian
Jinxes for the Jinxed

Dark Arts & Defence of

A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions
Confronting the Faceless
Magik Moste Evile
The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts
The Dark Arts Outsmarted
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts

Divination

Broken Balls: When Fortunes turn Foul
Death Omens: What To Do When You Know The Worst Is Coming
The Dream Oracle by Inigo Imago
Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself Against Shocks
Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky

Genealogy

Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy

Healing

Asiatic Anti-Venoms
Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions
The Healer's Helpmate

Herbology

Encyclopedia of Toadstools
Flesh-Eating Trees of the World
Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean
Goshawk's Guide to Herbology
One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore

History

Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century
A Guide to Medieval Sorcery
A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
Hogwarts: A History
Important Modern Magical Discoveries
Modern Magical History
Sites of Historical Sorcery

Magical Theory

Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard
Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling

Muggle Studies

Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles by Wilhelm Wigworthy
Muggles Who Notice
The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why Muggles Prefer Not to Know by Professor Mordicus Egg


Potions

Advanced Potion-Making by Libatius Borage
Moste Potente Potions
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Quidditch

The Beaters' Bible by Brutus Scrimgeour
Beating the Bludgers-- A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch by Kennilworthy Whisp
Flying With the Cannons
Handbook of Do-It-Yourself Broom Care
The Noble Sport of Warlocks by Quintius Umfraville
Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
Quidditch Through The Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
The Wonder of the Wigtown Wanderers by Kennilworthy Whisp

Runes

Advanced Rune Translation
Ancient Runes Made Easy
Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms
Rune Dictionary

Spell Books

Madcap Magic for Wacky Warlocks
Powers You Never Knew You Had and What To Do With Them Now You've Wised Up
Saucy Tricks for Tricky Sorts
Standard Book of Spells by Miranda Goshawk (series)
Weird Wizarding Dilemmas and Their Solutions
Where There's a Wand, There's a Way

Transfiguration

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
A Intermediate Transfiguration
Guide to Advance Transfiguration
Theories of Transubstantial Transfiguration

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{...Personal... }
Nickname(s):
Age: 29
Date of Birth: 25th January 2054
Place of Birth: Cambridge
Current Residence: Cambridge
Gender: Female
Heritage: Pureblood
Ethnicity: British
Wand:
Patronus: Turtle
Boggart: Being enclosed in a tight space
Relationship Status: Single!

{...Appearance...}
Height: 5'9”
Hair Colour: Blonde
Eye Colour: Green

{…Family…}
Dad: Alexander Jennings
Mum: Natalie Charlotte Jennings (nee Watkins)
Siblings Anna Sophia Jennings (older)
{…School…}
Hogwarts: Attended between the years of 2064 and 2071
House: Ravenclaw
Strongest Subjects: History of Magic and Ancient Runes
Weakest Subjects: Flying and Charms


{...A Brief History...}

Before Hogwarts, Maria grew up in an upper class family where she was neglected by her parents who didn't understand why any girl didn't want money or dresses. The blonde haired girl ended up secluding herself to one of the rooms in her whole house that enabled her to get away from the family she didn't fit into and escape into a new world. In this way, she found herself spending hours on end in the library where her nanny brought her milk and cookies from time to time.

After reaching the tender age of 11 and receiving her welcome letter, Maria found herself skipping off to Hogwarts in a search for an adventure of the kind she had read in her books back at home. Her studious mind set her apart from the rest of her family, especially in her sorting. The young girl also grew attached to the Hogwarts Library, something her family would never understand from her.

Having finished her Hogwarts studies with fairly decent grades, Maria set off to Muggle University where she ended up studying English Literature. This provided the young girl with the first, real experience with what it's like to be in the Muggle world and, having liked her uni life, Maria ended up applying for a job in a Muggle library in an attempt to pay off her student loans.

It was only as she was pouring over a book about magical creatures that she found herself missing her old, magical life where she was around people who were like her, in some sense. So, Maria ended up paying a visit to Diagon Alley. The notice of a job vacancy was enough to make the girl rush into the shop and apply.



{…Personality…}
Maria is, and has always been, a bookworm. Nothing satisfies the young woman more than pouring over different books for hours on end. And she could never grow tired of the dusty volumes she tends to surround herself with. This has made her grow a slightly strange attachment to some of her most prized possessions that no one else seems to understand.

From her time at her previous occupation, Maria has learnt to channel the extroverted side of her personality. Instead of hiding away behind some books like she normally would have done, the blonde tried her hardest to help those that needed her. Too much company around her isn't something she reacts to well, though.

Her slightly intelligent side has led her to believe that her opinion, and hers alone, is right. This might be a trait that she had gained from her upbringing and sometimes, the girl doesn't realise that she's being stubborn or that she's failing to realise that she could be wrong. Something else she hates is tight spaces. Just the feeling of being trapped in one space is enough to make her cower in fear.
Likes:
  • Books
  • Maple Syrup
  • Cookies and milk
  • The park
  • Helping people
  • Being right

Dislikes:
  • Being wrong
  • Dust
  • Tight spaces
  • Dresses
  • Failing badly



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Name: Elizabeth Anne Chambers (née Andrews)
Nicknames: Liz
Date of Birth: July 12, 2051
Place of Birth:

Years Attended Hogwarts: 2065-2069 (previously went to a school in America)
Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw
Current Occupation: Flourish and Blotts shopkeeper
Previous Occupation(s): published novelist (two biographies)

Eye Color: green
Hair Color: naturally light brown, but lightened to blonde
Height: 5'4"

Marital Status: Married
Blood Status: Half-blood
Wand: redwood, phoenix feather, 12 inches
Patronus: Eagle
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Boggart:

Family:
Parents: Richard Andrews (Muggle, deceased), Charlotte (Hamilton) Andrews
Siblings: Jonathan, Ariana and William
Siblings by marriage: Alyssa Blackthorne-Andrews
Nieces: Lily Anne Deneau, Brooklyn Andrews
Cousin: Rhiannon Todd
Cousins by marriage: Brenna Rose Blackthorne, Asteira Blood
Spouse: Robert Chambers Jr.
Children: Dylan, Robert Jonathan (RJ), Arabella (Bella) and Christine (Chris)

Pets: an ancient kneazle named Macavity and two kittens named Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer (the latter two are frequently seen at the shop)

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